最高法院决定俄克拉荷马州是否能资助一所天主教虚拟包租学校 测试教会与州之间的分离 Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma can fund a Catholic virtual charter school, testing church-state separation.

美国最高法院将审查一起质疑俄克拉荷马州能否资助塞维利亚天主教虚拟宪章学校圣伊西多尔(St. Isidore)的案件, The U.S. Supreme Court will review a case challenging whether Oklahoma can fund St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, potentially becoming the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school. 俄克拉荷马州最高法院先前曾以第一修正案禁止建立宗教为由,裁定不提供资金。 The Oklahoma Supreme Court previously ruled against funding, citing the First Amendment's prohibition on establishing religion. 该案预计将在4月辩论,并在夏季决定,可以大大改变教会与国家在公共教育方面的平衡。 The case, expected to be argued in April and decided by summer, could significantly alter the balance between church and state in public education.