Today: SCOTUS Hears Case On Christian Charter School

NBC News reports:

A case that could weaken the separation of church and state goes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices consider whether Oklahoma can approve the first-ever religious public charter school.

Although the oral argument concerns only St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would operate online throughout the state with a remit to promote the Catholic faith, the case could have broad ramifications.

The dispute, which pits Republicans in Oklahoma against each other, highlights tensions within the Constitution’s First Amendment. While the Establishment Clause prohibits state endorsement of religion or preference for one religion over another, the Free Exercise Clause outlaws religious discrimination.

Read the full article. Backing the school, of course, is ardent Christian nationalist and Oklahoma public schools superintendent Ryan Walters.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could greenlight the first openly religious charter school funded by taxpayers, with sweeping implications for both private and public schools moving forward.
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