
Oklahoma’s Catholic Charter School Battle Heads to the Supreme Court
COMMENTARY: Despite precedent, Oklahoma argues a Catholic school can’t be chartered because it’s Catholic. The Supreme Court may disagree.
COMMENTARY: Despite precedent, Oklahoma argues a Catholic school can’t be chartered because it’s Catholic. The Supreme Court may disagree.
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican who has opposed the school on religious freedom grounds, requested the Oklahoma school board rescind the contract or face contempt charges.
In October 2023, the state board approved the charter contract for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, putting the school on the path to becoming the first religiously affiliated charter school in the United States.
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