Is Oklahoma's taxpayer-funded Catholic school constitutional?

On Monday, an Oklahoma school board approved what would be the first taxpayer-funded religious school in the U.S., but the state's attorney general is questioning the vote.

In a memo received by Scripps News Tulsa, Drummond noted that board member appointments take effect on Nov. 1 and that any vacancies should be filled by an appointing authority. But he said Bobek had replaced a board member who requested to be reappointed and who was only made aware Bobek was replacing him on June 2, three days before the school vote.

"My wife and I were going to dinner," Chairman Robert Franklin said."I look down at my email to just kind of disclose and see all what was happening. And I saw the email and I was taken aback of its contents." In April, the school board delayed the vote due to issues with the proposal — including possible lawsuits that could arise, as Drummond noted.

In an interview with Scripps News, Farley said there's no difference between tax money going directly to a religious charter school or to other existing tax-funded school programs, like some scholarships.

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