A state school board in Oklahoma has voted to approve what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school in a move that opponents, including the state’s attorney general, are saying is blatantly unconstitutional.was submitted by
the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma. The purpose of forming the school is very clearly aimed at spreading Christianity: in the “vision and purpose” section of the application, the Archdiocese wrote, “The Catholic school participates in the evangelizing mission of the Church and is the privileged environment in which Christian education is carried out.”
The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved the application for the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School by a 3 to 2 vote on Monday. A similar application by the schoolin April. The revised and resubmitted application was approved on Monday after the Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall appointed a new board member to replace a previous one at the last minute on Friday.
The decision was so extreme that the Republican Attorney General of the state, Gentner Drummond, condemned the approval as unconstitutional. “The approval of any publicly funded religious school is contrary to Oklahoma law and not in the best interest of taxpayers,”. “It’s extremely disappointing that board members violated their oath in order to fund religious schools with our tax dollars. In doing so, these members have exposed themselves and the State to potential legal action.
Indeed, several organizations have threatened to sue over the decision. The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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