As I said the last time I posted something from this charter promotion outfit on this topic…   So much for the separation of church and state.  I guess only certain amendments are important!

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Good morning! Today, the Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear arguments in a precedent-setting case that examines whether publicly funded charter schools — which must uphold the same civil rights as traditional schools — can explicitly endorse religion. Both sides recognize the significance of the moment. “It’s part of history, so I’m glad I’m going to be sitting there to watch how this unfolds,” said Robert Franklin, chair of the state’s Virtual Charter School Board and one of the members who opposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School’s charter application last June. The application was approved on a 3-to-2 vote. Franklin supports school choice but said, “In Oklahoma, we’re pushing this as far and as fast as we possibly can. I think it’s going to have some significant consequences.” Linda Jacobson has a preview. Charter Schools Church v. State: Oklahoma’s High Court Set to Hear Precedent-Setting Charter Case The Oklahoma Supreme Court will hear a precedent-setting case today that examines whether publicly funded charter schools can explicitly endorse religion. Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond will argue that the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School violates the law, Linda Jacobson reports, while attorneys for the school say that preventing it from opening this fall would constitute religious discrimination that flies in the face of recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Go Deeper: Flashback 2023: Battle Over Nation’s 1st Religious Charter School Heads to Oklahoma Courts Andy Smarick: Analysis — Opening the Door to Faith-Based Charter Schools Supreme Court: Skirts Question of Whether Charter Schools are Public

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