St. Isidore Catholic Virtual Charter School

The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board voted unanimously Monday to rescind the contract for what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School.

The Statewide Charter School Board voted Tuesday to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision the contract for the nation’s first publicly funded religious school was unconstitutional.

The Statewide Charter School Board gathered Monday for its first-ever meeting, and one of its first decisions was to hold off acting on a June State Supreme Court order to rescind the contract of the nation’s first publicly funded religious school.

Responding to a recent state Supreme Court decision against what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School’s board says it will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and voted Friday not to open its doors in the fall.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the state’s contract with what would be the first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded.

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against what would be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, beat one hurdle in their case Wednesday.

Gov. Kevin Stitt named Nellie Tayloe Sanders as the state’s new Secretary of Education Wednesday.

Plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits against the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School will get another chance to disqualify the judge assigned to the case.

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The Oklahoma Tax Commission has delayed for a few days the application period for parents to apply for income tax credits to send their children to private schools.