‘Game the system’: School vouchers used for hot tub, concerts, wedding gifts and a whole lot more

Topline: More than 18,000 Arizona families used school vouchers to make an “unallowable” purchase in 2025, costing the state at least $10.3 million for banned items like condoms, Broadway tickets and wedding gifts, according to records obtained by the KPNX news station in Phoenix.

Key facts: KPNX found that parents used school vouchers to buy $350,000 worth of tickets to live performances like Disney On Ice, The Lion King, Wicked and pop concerts. Some individual tickets cost $1,000.