The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 24 agreed to review a state court ruling denying authorization for the nation’s first publicly-funded religious charter school.
The nation’s highest court granted the petition in an unsigned order. The court did not explain its decision, and no justices dissented.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in the case, and the court did not explain her recusal.
The school concerned is the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School (SISVC), a K-12 school in Oklahoma City approved by the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board.
A charter school is a school that accepts funding from the government but operates independently, outside of the established state school system where it is located….