Oklahoma board rejects Catholic charter school request but gives 30 days to revise application

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state governing board on Tuesday unanimously disapproved an application for the Catholic Church in Oklahoma to create the nation’s first religious charter school . The decision gives Oklahoma Catholic leaders 30 days to revise and resubmit their application, which will go back before the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. After receiving legal guidance from Assistant Attorney General Niki Batt, several board members appeared hesitant to approve the application for the taxpayer-funded religious online charter school submitted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese...