Oklahoma is facing backlash from atheists and other groups that are vowing to sue the state for approving the nation's first religiously affiliated public charter school. GovStitt praised the approval of the new school as a 'win for religious liberty.'
The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved the application of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School on Monday, marking the first time a state had approved a religiously affiliated charter school. The effort was championed by Gov. Kevin Stitt , who praised the approval of the new charter school as a"win for religious liberty.
“State officials have allowed their personal religious preferences to take precedence over the Constitution by voting to force taxpayers to support a Catholic charter school,” the foundation's Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a statement.that the group was looking at a"range of options," including"a direct legal challenge."
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