Charter School Status for Religious School Is Unconstitutional, OK Court Rules
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Allowing a religious school to use taxpayer funds as a charter school would create "a slippery slope," the court found.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a contract between the state and a religious school, ruling that a proposed charter school agreement is unconstitutional due to the institution’s stated plan to use government funding provided to evangelize students. Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 last year to approve the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma for the St.