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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Gregory Garre, representing the Oklahoma attorney general's office, told the justices that ruling in favor of St. Isidore "would result in the astounding rule that states not only may but must fund and create public religious schools, an astounding reversal from this court's time honored precedents.
51% : Charter schools in Oklahoma are considered public schools under state law and draw funding from the state government.
51% : Drummond has told the Supreme Court that Oklahoma's top court correctly classified St. Isidore as a government entity since charter schools qualify as public schools, noting that both are publicly funded and subject to state oversight.
51% : Moreover, Drummond argued, the Supreme Court has previously said that states may require secular education in their public schools.
50% : Under this court's test, Saint Isidore is neither the government nor engaged in state action.
46% : LIBERAL JUSTICES RAISE CONCERNS The court's liberal justices raised concerns over the consequences of public funding of religious charter schools.
41% : That court found that the proposed religious charter school would violate the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment limits on government involvement in religion.

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