Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma can open nation's first religious charter school

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Additionally, liberal advocacy groups filed suit, naming as defendants the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, individual board members, the Oklahoma Department of Education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and Saint Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School, Inc.In June of 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 7-1 against the charter school, with the majority opinion deciding that the approval of the school ran afoul of the state constitution.
41% : ""Enforcing the St. Isidore Contract would create a slippery slope and what the framers' warned against -- the destruction of Oklahomans' freedom to practice religion without fear of governmental intervention.

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