Religion and public education: How a new charter school tests the law
More than six decades ago, a landmark United States Supreme Court decision deemed prayer in public schools unconstitutional. That hasn’t stopped other attempts to blur the line between taxpayer funding and religious education.
The latest effort stems from Oklahoma, where a relatively obscure school board recently voted to allow a Roman Catholic charter school. It would be the first religious public school in the nation. And its approval comes amid a backdrop of cultural battles about what can be taught inside classrooms and how public dollars should be equitably distributed for education purposes.
The move sets the stage for litigation and a courtroom showdown revolving
