The U.S. Supreme Court is set to address a landmark case regarding the funding of religious charter schools, marking a significant moment for public education in America. Oklahoma's charter school system has thus far prohibited religious institutions from becoming part of the public charter system. The State argues this prohibition aligns with the First Amendment's separation of church and state, while St. Isidore's representatives assert that excluding religious schools discriminates against those faith-based entities. The outcome may redefine the relationship between public funding and religious schools in the U.S.
"You can't create a public program and then just simply say that no religious organization can apply," he says. Campbell maintains that by allowing religious organization into the charter program, the state would create what he calls 'a true choice' program.
But the state counters that the First Amendment specifically bars any state establishment of religion, and there is no doubt that St. Isidore would be imbued with the Catholic faith.
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