New York (CNN Business) Fifth Third Bank is pulling millions of dollars in funding it had pledged to a Florida private school voucher program following a report that dozens of participating schools discriminated against members of the LGBTQ community. The bank said in a tweet posted Tuesday that it has told program officials it will "not be contributing again until more inclusive policies have been adopted by all participating schools to protect the sexual orientation of all our students." Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship lets companies make tax-deductible contributions that funds vouchers to private schools for low-income students. The program sparked backlash following an Orlando Sentinel investigation that found 83 of 1,000 private religious schools, which accepted the vouchers, had anti-LGBTQ policies, including banning students from attending the schools or expel them for their sexual orientation. Fifth Third Bank didn't immediately respond to a requestfor additional comment.

Source: CNN January 29, 2020 15:00 UTC