Oklahoma's Republican attorney general has petitioned the state's highest court to halt the establishment of what could become the nation's inaugural publicly funded Catholic charter school. The attorney general contended that the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board's 3-2 vote in June to greenlight the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City's proposal to form the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School was in violation of the law, as well as the state and federal constitutions.
The attorney general accused the board members of breaching their oath of office and warned them of the consequences should they proceed with their decision. The case has garnered significant attention as proponents of the school believe recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings suggest a more favorable stance towards public funds being allocated to religious institutions.
