The Republican-run state school board of Oklahoma approved a plan that would fund a Catholic charter school, the first time a state charter school program approved an overtly-religious educational institution, PBS reports.
By a 3-2 vote, the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma will receive state funding for the St. Isodore of Seville Virtual Charter School, which will serve students in kindergarten through high school. Prior to the vote, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond told the board the move would violate the state’s constitution against endorsing a religion.