Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US’s first public religious school

Published October 20, 2023 3:36 PM

By SEAN MURPHY
Associated Press

Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general has filed a lawsuit to stop what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school. Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed the lawsuit Friday with the state Supreme Court against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. The board voted 3-2 in June to approve the charter school application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma. And three members this week signed a contract for the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School. The board’s actions came despite a warning from Drummond that they were violating both the state and U.S. constitutions. A message left Friday with the board’s executive director wasn’t immediately returned.

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