Classroom culture wars permeated oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could change the boundary between church and state.
The court heard arguments for Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, which could allow the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School to contract with the state of Oklahoma and receive public funds. Conservative justices signaled they’re open to allowing the public funds. Along the way, justices repeatedly brought up hypothetical situations that echoed issues that have come up on the campaign trail.
“What would you do with a charter school that doesn’t want to teach evolution or doesn’t want to teach history, including the history of slavery, or doesn’t want to include having children of another faith in them, as this one does?” Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked a lawyer representing the school and charter school board’s side of the case.