Most people think that "school choice" means that you as a parent can pick from whatever school you would like your child to attend, and that's "it". That's not "it", not at all.
If you want to send your child to another PUBLIC SCHOOL besides the one in your home district, you have to apply. Yes, most PUBLIC SCHOOLS will take just about any child who wants to attend. A parent (in many but not every case) will have to work out transportation to and from school for their child who attends a PUBLIC SCHOOL out of district. PRIVATE SCHOOLS...that takes our tax dollars through vouchers DO NOT have to take your child. They can reject a student for any number of reasons, but not limited to: a discipline record, past grades or not scoring high enough on an admissions test. The guardrails guaranteed to a student with disabilities (learning, mental or physical) vanish the second a voucher is used at a PRIVATE SCHOOL. Many don't have the staff and resources to support your child if they aren't academically or physically up to their standards. PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE AN education, make accommodations and work to make sure every child enrolled learns in the least restrictive environment possible.
My issue isn't with school choice. My issue is with the voucher program that Indiana has established. Universal access (no income cap) means millionaires can take vouchers (funded by all taxpayers) to send their children to elite schools at a highly discounted or no cost tuition. During the 24-25 school year, nearly $500 million in taxpayer money was taken from PUBLIC SCHOOLS to educate roughly 10% of the states K-12 population in private schools. To me, that's more than wrong and that's a legislative failure.
My personal belief -- if a parent wants to send their child to a private school of any kind, the parent should foot the cost. If a parent wants to send their child to another public school and transportation is worked out (or provided by the accepting school), so be it. I think public schools should be more proactive regarding students who transfer. School corporations should ask families to provide the "why?'. WHY are you leaving (your home corporation) for another public school? Conversely, the chosen school should ask WHY do you think this school corporation would be a better fit than your home district?