Gov. Bill Lee applauds after signing a universal school voucher measure into law on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

A Shelby County lawmaker who voted in favor of the governor’s education voucher program is questioning the state’s refusal to disclose the number of private-school students using the funds.

“I don’t understand why it’s not available … because it’s my understanding that the private schools do communicate with the public school districts whenever they receive transfers from public to private,” said Republican Rep. Kevin Vaughan of Collierville.

A former member of the Collierville School Board, Vaughan voted against the governor’s first plan in 2019 to provide funds for low-income students in Shelby and Davidson counties to spend on private schools. I

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