Overview

• Justin Jones, a member of the 'Tennessee Three', claims he has been removed from the state Education Administration Committee as the Tennessee House Republicans prepare to push a controversial school voucher program.
• Jones, along with two other lawmakers, was previously expelled from the Tennessee House for participating in a gun control protest, but later won back his seat.
• The proposed school voucher program, which aims to provide 20,000 students with about $7,000 each to attend private schools, has been criticized for potentially diverting state funds from public schools.
• Jones has accused the Speaker of the Tennessee House, Cameron Sexton, of abusing his position to silence dissent and erode democracy in Tennessee.
• Jones' removal from the committee marks an escalation in tensions between him and Sexton, with Jones recently accusing Sexton of being 'drunk with power'.