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St. Isidore was given the green light as the nation's first publicly-funded religious charter school in October 2023.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the virtual Catholic charter school St. Isidore violates state statutes, the state constitution and the Establishment Clause.

The same month, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit against the board to try and stop it from being funded by the state.Oklahoma attorney general sues over religious virtual charter school The Oklahoma Supreme Court said under Oklahoma law, a charter school is a public school.Attorney General Drummond released this statement about the decision:

 

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