Oklahoma Charter Board Faces Second Suit over Jewish School’s Rejection

Jewish charter school backers sue Oklahoma over religious ban

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools.

Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools

The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools and to order the state to stop denying applicants on the basis of their religious character.

Jewish school sues Oklahoma over charter denial

A Jewish charter school sued Oklahoma this week over its denial of the school’s application to the state’s charter school program, less than a year after the Supreme Court punted on the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded religious charter schools. The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, claiming the denial of the school’s admission to the state c…

Oklahoma charter board faces second suit over Jewish school’s rejection

Rejecting a religious group's bid to open a public school is unconstitutional, the organization’s lawsuit claims.

Backers of Jewish charter school launch federal challenge in Oklahoma

(JTA) — Supporters of a proposed Jewish school that was denied entry to the state’s charter school program filed a federal lawsuit in Oklahoma City Tuesday, in the latest effort to legalize publicly funded religious charter schools in the United States. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools, and to order the state to stop denying applicants on the basis of their religious character. “We’re as…

Oklahoma Voice: State of Oklahoma sued over rejection of Jewish charter school

OKLAHOMA CITY — Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday.