Summary
The Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee has sued to overturn the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s approval of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School as a statewide virtual charter school.
Case Timeline
- June 2023: The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board approved St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School to become a statewide virtual charter school.
- July 2023: OKPLAC challenged the school’s approval in a lawsuit.
- September 2023: ADF attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
- June 2024: A state district court partially granted ADF’s motion to dismiss OKPLAC’s case, dismissing one of the group’s claims.
Commentary
Why a virtual Catholic school is no threat to religious liberty
Brian Bobek, Nellie Tayloe Sanders, and Scott Strawn
November 16, 2023