But most lawmakers either aren't sure of that or believe the funding problems will never be fixed without a court order. Lawmakers were granted anonymity so that they could respond without concern for political repurcussions. Roots of Ohio's School Crisis Ohio's school-funding crisis at a glance. One of best school years in a decade in terms of state aid per pupil to local school districts. Revenue lost to schools by the tax breaks isn't replaced.
Legislature responds by exempting school buildings from the code.
More than 500 of about 600 school districts don't have enough income to cover expenses. At the request of Gov. George Voinovich, Senate President Stanley Aronoff and now-retired House Speaker Vernal Riffe, Ohio's attorney general appeals the Perry decision. After an appeals court strikes down the Perry County decision, the coalition of mostly urban and rural school districts appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court.