Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : End of carousel The court's liberals pointedly questioned the attorneys supporting the creation of St. Isidore, indicating that they view religious public schools in a far different light than government funding for private school vouchers or infrastructure projects.
62% : But detractors say such schools would be a fundamental violation of the separation of church and state, could sap dollars from traditional public schools and could lead to discrimination against religious minorities, nonbelievers and LGBTQ+ students.
62% : They argued that their tax dollars should not go to a school that might discriminate against gay students and those of other faiths.
50% : While school vouchers help pay for private religious schools in some states, charter schools have long been defined as public schools -- even though they can be operated by private entities and have more independence than traditional public schools.
49% : The answer is significant because the government can require public schools to be non-sectarian, but it can't restrict private schools from teaching religion.
47% : The change could have vast -- and unpredictable -- implications for both parochial, charter and traditional public schools, likely sparking efforts to create similar schools in other states.
46% : Proponents of St. Isidore's say the conservative majority on the Supreme Court opened the door to religious public charter schools in a series of rulings over the last decade that broke down the high church-state wall that existed in recent decades.
42% : A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School for the first time would allow direct and complete taxpayer funding to establish a faith-based school, sanctioning government sponsorship of a curriculum that calls for students to adhere to Catholic beliefs and the church's religious mission.
29% : " Supporters say denying direct public funding to public charter schools amounts to anti-religious discrimination since states allow public money to flow to other types of charter schools.

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