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Idaho School Turns Down Lottery Money

BOISE, Idaho – As reported by the Associated Press: "During these tough budget times, schools don't often pass up a check for $10,000. But that's just what one Idaho charter school has done - to set a moral example for students.

"The North Star Public Charter School turned down the money because it came from the Idaho State Lottery and school officials decided that taking gambling money would conflict with the school's mission of developing virtuous citizens.

"…But Chuck Strutt, executive director of the Multistate Lottery Association based in Iowa, said more than 70 percent of the population plays the lottery, not just the poor.

"…Allison Westfall, state Department of Education spokeswoman, said North Star is the first Idaho school to turn down lottery funding.

"…Since it was created by voters in 1989, the Idaho lottery has paid more than $250 million to public buildings and schools…"

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