Oklahoma OKs the nation's first religious charter school – but litigation is likely to follow
- Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
Courts have wrestled with questions about public funds for students at religious schools for decades.Godong/Stone via Getty ImagesU.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. And on June 5, 2023, Oklahoma’s five-person Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pushed this...