Dispute over first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma makes its way to the Supreme Court

The future of the country’s first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices agreed to take up the case on Friday.

In a court battle that directly challenges the boundaries of separation of church and state, officials in Oklahoma have asked the court to intervene in a dispute over the constitutionality of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School being funded by taxpayers.