Save Our Schools Idaho, a nonprofit that opposes private school choice, is hosting a series of town halls in the coming weeks to “inform voters about the harms” of House Bill 93.

Signed into law in February, the bill created Idaho’s first private school choice program, offering non-public school students up to $5,000 in tax credits for education expenses. Special needs students can qualify for up to $7,500.

Save Our Schools is a team of “veteran public school champions” dedicated to providing information about education savings accounts, private school vouchers and other policies “aimed at dismantling our neighborhood schools,” the group’s website says. It’s an offshoot of a similar group that formed in Arizona to oppose expanding private school choice programs there.

The group is planning to host four town halls in the Treasure Valley, starting next week. The events will bring together public school advocates, educators and concerned citizens “to discuss the risks of expanding voucher programs in Idaho,” said a news release.

“Voucher expansion is a slippery slope,” Mike Vuittonet, former West Ada School District trustee, said in the release. “Other states started with a similar plan, and within a few years, they were dealing with massive budget deficits and public schools in crisis. We’re holding these town halls to help Idahoans ask questions and understand what’s at stake.”

Town hall panelists include current and former administrators and trustees from the Boise, Kuna and West Ada school districts.

The events are free and open to the public.