JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - A Missouri judge is weighing whether to pause a scholarship program that a state teacher’s union says is unconstitutional.

The Missouri National Educators Association filed a lawsuit after the governor signed a budget that put $51 million toward private school vouchers. The governor, attorney general, and treasurer are all named in the lawsuit.

The teachers suing asked the judge to pause this scholarship program while the legal battle plays out; the problem is that the scholarships have already been given out. If the judge pauses this program, it would put 4,000 students in limbo, and the school year has already started for most. The Cole County judge said he’ll make a decision Friday afternoon based on the arguments heard Thursday.

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