Burris said that Alaska, Virginia, Kansas & Maryland #CharterSchools are controlled by #SchoolDistricts, & in Massachusetts, the state considers the #school & the governing nonprofit that runs it to be govt entities.
She said other states have a mix of #public & #private actors, but in most states, charter schools are generally privately run.
Burris said her group will push states to require that, if #SCOTUS mandates that #religious orgs be let into the programs.
Conservative Justices ask how a #religious #CharterSchool differs from a food bank.
At least 3 conservative #SCOTUS members—Chief Justice #JohnRoberts, Justice Brett #Kavanaugh & Justice Neil #Gorsuch —suggested to the lawyer for #Oklahoma’s AG that his position was inconsistent with a key past ruling.
In that case, known as Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the court said Philadelphia had violated the #Constitution by not extending a foster-care services contract to #Catholic Social Services.
The conservative justices asked why a #religious #CharterSchool was different from a religiously run food bank or adoption agency that receives state government money through contract agreements.
Justice Brett #Kavanaugh signaled his support for St. Isidore’s application, saying that excluding religious #schools from the charter school program “seems like rank discrimination.”
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Justice #SamuelAlito asked #Oklahoma atty Gregory Garre if #CharterSchools could be more flexible in their #curriculum & give families more alternatives to choose from in #public #education. Garre said all #PublicSchools, including charters, have to conform to the state’s curriculum requirements.
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