Oklahoma can’t deny Jewish charter school from opening, federal judge decides
A federal judge ruled that the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board violated the First Amendment by denying a Jewish charter school the right to operate with public funds.
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a decision that could enable the nation’s first religious charter school to open, an Oklahoma City federal judge has ruled in favor of a Jewish school seeking to operate with taxpayer funds. Oklahoma Western District Judge David L. Russell decided Thursday that the Statewide Charter School Board violated the First Amendment […]
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