In the lawsuit Drummond declared himself “duty bound to file [the lawsuit] to protect religious liberty and prevent the type of state-funded religion that Oklahoma’s constitutional framers and the founders of our country sought to prevent.”
But supporters argue that refusing to allow the school to operate as a charter school is religious discrimination.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a legal organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life, will represent the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board.
ADF attorneys argue that the state cannot discriminate against St. Isidore’s based on its religious background “by denying public funding to religious schools simply because they are religious.”
ADF senior counsel Phil Sechler said in an April 1 statement that the U.S. Constitution and Oklahoma’s Religious Freedom Act “both protect St. Isidore’s freedom to operate according to its faith.”
“We urge the state’s high court to reject this legal challenge that discriminates against religion and affirm the constitutionally protected rights of religious groups to be treated the same as their secular counterparts,” he continued.
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