An Oklahoma school board voted 5-0 against the Catholic Church's application for a virtual publicly funded charter school after warnings it could open the door for the Satanic Temple to request one of its own.
"If you vote yes, you are not a victim. You are a volunteer when Lucien Greaves of the Satanic Temple wants to apply for a religious charter school," said Sean Cummings, a Catholic who spoke during a public comment period. Cummings lauded his education from a Catholic school but argued approving the request would violate the separation of church and state.The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board is seeking further clarification over the Catholic Church's application to form St.
Soon after the meeting commenced, board members were provided with information by legal counsel with the Oklahoma attorney general's office on the state's laws and constitutional sections that prohibit public funds for religious sects or institutions. "The fact that we are just now being given this at our meeting before we make this vote, it's really important that we get that regard and respect of our time to be able to make a good decision based on the law," Sanders said.
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