Textbooks that are religious in nature would be excluded. Such a policy would not suggest using public money to fund private institutions. Students would be the direct beneficiaries, since they are the ones to whom the textbooks would be loaned. When services that are aimed at improving the educational environment are available to students and teachers in public schools, these services should also be available to students and teachers in private and religious schools. These individuals should not be penalized for choosing to enroll or work in these schools since they also serve the common good of our nation.
Parents deserve some benefit from tax dollars they pay for education.
The loan of textbooks to these students is a sound investment for the State. The United States Supreme Court has upheld this right on several occasions.