Oklahoma Supreme Court rules publicly funded religious charter school is unconstitutional

The high court determined the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s 3-2 vote last year to approve the application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma for the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School violates both the Oklahoma and U.S. constitutions, as well as state law. “Under Oklahoma law, a charter school is a public school,” the court wrote. “As such, a charter school must be nonsectarian. “However, St.

” The online public charter school would have been open to students across the state in kindergarten through grade 12, and part of its mission would have been to evangelize its students in the Catholic faith. The case is being closely watched because supporters of the school believe recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have indicated the court is more open to public funds going to religious entities.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules publicly funded religious charter school is unconstitutionalThe Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the approval of the nation's first state-funded Catholic charter school is unconstitutional. The court decided Tuesday that the contract between the state and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School must be rescinded.
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