A Jewish group based in Florida is seeking permission to operate the nation’s first taxpayer-funded online religious charter school in Oklahoma.
The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter Foundation notified the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Nov. 3 of its intent to apply for taxpayer funding for a virtual school initially serving about 40 students in grades 9 through 12. Its attorney told The Washington Post it will file a full application by year’s end.
That development, legal experts said, could restart a bitter fight over government support for religious schools that reached the U.S. Supreme Court this year.
