US EditionSupreme Court takes up Oklahoma effort to create nation’s first public religious charter school
- The Supreme Court is set to review whether Oklahoma can open the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, following a state court ruling against it.
- The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a taxpayer-funded religious charter school would violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.
- The case has attracted attention from various groups, with some arguing it infringes on religious freedom while others see it as a potential threat to public education.
- Arguments in the case are expected to be heard in late April, with a decision likely by early summer.
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US Supreme Court to hear landmark cases on public funding for religious schools
On Friday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would take up a groundbreaking case to determine whether Oklahoma could fund a proposed Catholic charter school. The decision could redefine the boundaries between church and state. If the court sides with Oklahoma, it would mark the first time the government can establish and directly fund religious schools. The justices expedited the briefing schedule. Oral arguments will be heard during the co…
Should Public Money Fund Religious Charter Schools? Supreme Court Will Decide Constitutionality.
In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond, the Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed with the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond, that the charter school board violated state law, the Oklahoma Constitution, and the U.S. Constitution when it allowed St. Isidore, a Catholic online school, to become a charter school. The post Should Public Money Fund Religious Charter Schoo…
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Oklahoma Ruling Against Publicly-Funded Religious Charter School - The Thinking Conservative
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 24 agreed to review a state court ruling denying authorization for the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school. The post Supreme Court Agrees to Review Oklahoma Ruling Against Publicly-Funded Religious Charter School appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
SCOTUS to weigh approval for publicly funded religious charter schools
The justices said Friday they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that invalidated a state board's approval of an application by the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to open a charter school.
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