U.S. District Court allows Christian organization to establish charter school in Knoxville

US District Court opens the door for religious group seeking to establish religious charter school in Knoxville

A United States District Court ruled that Tennessee cannot require charter schools to operate as "nonreligious" in order to participate in a public benefit program. This comes after a lawsuit from the proposed Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville.

U.S. District Court allows Christian organization to establish charter school in Knoxville

The Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville was previously unable to apply to the Tennessee's charter school program because of a nonreligious requirement