A coalition of public school advocates and prominent national atheist groups sued Oklahoma on Monday, seeking to block the creation of a public charter school affiliated with the Catholic Church.
In a lawsuit filed in Oklahoma state court Monday, a group of Oklahoma public school advocates led by the Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee and represented by attorneys from several atheist groups, including the Freedom from Religion Foundation and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, accused the state of violating the law when it approved the creation of St. Isidore Charter School, the first public charter school to be run by a religious entity.
"In violation of the Oklahoma Constitution and the Charter Schools Act, St. Isidore will provide a religious education and indoctrinate its students in Catholic religious beliefs," the lawsuit continues."Indeed, St. Isidore’s application states that the school will be a 'place[ ] of evangelization' that 'participates in the evangelizing mission of the Church.'"
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is best known for tapping Ron Reagan, the son of the late President Ronald Reagan, to star in fundraising commercials touting atheism.
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