Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.

[BidenPresident]

The nation’s first religious charter school was approved in Oklahoma on Monday, handing a victory to Christian conservatives, but opening the door to a constitutional battle over whether taxpayer dollars can directly fund religious schools.

The online school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, would be run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, with religious teachings embedded in the curriculum, including in math and reading. Yet as a charter school — a type of public school that is independently managed — it would be funded by taxpayer dollars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/oklahoma-first-religious-charter-school-in-the-us.html

 

[Lionfish]

The nation’s first religious charter school was approved in Oklahoma on Monday, handing a victory to Christian conservatives, but opening the door to a constitutional battle over whether taxpayer dollars can directly fund religious schools.

The online school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, would be run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa, with religious teachings embedded in the curriculum, including in math and reading. Yet as a charter school — a type of public school that is independently managed — it would be funded by taxpayer dollars.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/oklahoma-first-religious-charter-school-in-the-us.html

This belongs in the thread

https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...t-the-end-of-the-tunnel&p=5647890#post5647890

 

[Walt]

If this religious school is so popular with the taxpayers, why can't they just donate their money themselves? Why do Republicans have to force the taxpayers to donate?