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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore, an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the Internet. Photo by Julia M Cameron/Pexels Jan. 31 (UPI) — Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education If approved, St. Isidore’s would be the first religious charter school. The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore, an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the Internet . If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter — a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government aid to faith-based schools. On Jan. 24, the justices agreed to hear two consolidated cases: Oklahoma Charter School Board vs. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School vs. Drummond . Related Trump expected to expand school choice options in new executive order Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools In new term, Supreme Court asked to hear religious liberty cases Gentner Drummond, the state’s attorney general, […]