Oklahoma considers funding religious school with taxpayer money.

The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in Oklahoma is set to vote on the creation of the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the US, backed by the Roman Catholic Church. The St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would offer online education for K-12 students, costing taxpayers up to $25.7m over its first five years. The decision could ignite a legal battle testing the concept of separation of church and state, with critics concerned about the consequences of allowing taxpayer-funded religious schools. The school's application has been supported by the law school at the University of Notre Dame, and church officials hope the case will reach the US Supreme Court.