Facing a school closure, Mingo County parents file lawsuit to block Hope Scholarship expansion

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: September 6, 2026

Words: 873

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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A new lawsuit brought by Mingo County parents seeks to stop universal expansion of the Hope Scholarship, the state’s education voucher program.

The parents say their children’s school, which is set to close next year, has been impacted by public schools’ financial distress while the state spent millions of dollars expanding the Hope Scholarship. They noted lawmakers declined to address the school funding formula.

The Hope Scholarship …

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