COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Franklin County Judge has ruled Ohio’s EdChoice private school voucher program is unconstitutional, but she also said the payments can continue during the expected appeal.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in three of the five counts in their complaint.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio signaled on Wednesday that it will swiftly appeal a court ruling declaring the state’s private school voucher system unconstitutional, a decision celebrated by public school advocates and condemned by a prominent Christian education organization.