US Supreme Court mulls legality of milestone religious charter school

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : St. Isidore, the court wrote, would "require students to spend time in religious instruction and activities, as well as permit state spending in direct support of the religious curriculum and activities within St. Isidore - all in violation of the establishment clause.
51% : Charter schools in Oklahoma are considered public schools under state law and draw funding from the state government.
51% : Moreover, Drummond argued, the Supreme Court has previously said that states may require secular education in their public schools.
49% : Drummond 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.
47% : In 2022, it backed two Christian families in their challenge to Maine's tuition-assistance program that had excluded private religious 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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