Parents and faith leaders have sued to stop Oklahoma from creating what would be the first religious public charter school in the nation.

<div class="block">Parents and faith leaders have sued to stop Oklahoma from creating what would be the first religious public charter school in the nation.</div>

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Lawsuit Looks to Block Religious Public Charter School

Parents and faith leaders are suing to stop Oklahoma from creating what would be the first religious public charter school in the nation. One of the plaintiffs in the case, Reverend Laurie says, quote, our churches already have the religious freedom to start our own schools. If we choose to do so, parents already have the freedom to send their Children to those religious schools. But when we entangle religious schools to the government, we endanger religious freedom for all of us. The lawsuit is trying to stop taxpayer funds from going to a new virtual Catholic school in the state. A state board narrowly voted to approve the school's creation last month despite Oklahoma's Attorney general saying it would violate state law.