Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide
- The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether state funding can be used to support Oklahoma’s first online Catholic charter school established by local dioceses.
- The case arises after Oklahoma’s Supreme Court invalidated the school board’s approval last year, citing a violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
- The dispute involves state leaders divided along party lines, with Governor Kevin Stitt and Superintendent Ryan Walters supporting public funding, while Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposes it and sued to block the school.
- Supporters contend that the school complies with public charter requirements and promotes parental choice in education, whereas critics caution that it could breach the separation of church and state and diminish financial resources for public schools in rural areas, with a ruling anticipated by early summer.
- A ruling allowing public funds to flow to St. Isidore could open the door for more religious charter schools nationwide, potentially reshaping public education funding and church-state boundaries.
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Column: Is Oklahoma In Danger of 'Satanic School'?
Column: Is Oklahoma In Danger of 'Satanic School'? The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 30 on whether a Catholic school in Oklahoma named for St. Isidore the Farmer can be the first charter school with a religious foundation. It’s the latest case to alarm the media about the so-called “separation of church and state.” New York Times legal reporter Adam Liptak cited a study finding that since Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court in …
Oklahoma Case Offers Supreme Court Chance To Benefit Families
By Andrea Dill via The Daily Signal | April 29, 2025 A great many of the cases heard by our nation’s courts, at every level, require the delicate parsing of subtly contradictory facts and opinions leading to a decision that, almost inevitably, will greatly benefit some people while frustrating the lives and purposes of others. Happily, Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond is not one of those cases.Drummond essentially comes down t…
Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma religious charter school can be publicly funded
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh a pivotal case that could determine whether a Catholic school in Oklahoma can become the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school. The justices heard arguments on Wednesday regarding whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, established in 2023 by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, can receive public funding despite its religious affiliation. At issue is …
Oklahomans react to U.S. Supreme Court hearing case about religious charter school proposal
Oklahomans are divided on the case of St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School as oral arguments have reached the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the school is allowed to operate while being funded by taxpayer dollars in Oklahoma.
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