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The Oklahoma attorney general has filed a lawsuit against publicly funded religious school. Governor Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent Ryan Walters responded. OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a lawsuit regarding the first ever publicly funded religious charter school. Drummond calls this an “irreparable violation of individual religious liberty and an unthinkable waste of taxpayer dollars.” The lawsuit was filed in the state supreme court , but Drummond said he is willing to litigate the issue to the United States Supreme Court, “if that’s what is required to protect our Constitutional rights.” The catholic charter school, St. Isidore, was approved in June by the Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board. Drummond is suing the five members on the board who voted 3 to 2 to approve the school. “The board members who approved this contract have violated the religious liberty of every Oklahoman by forcing us to fund the teachings of a specific religious sect with our tax dollars,” Drummond said. “I’ve taken an oath of office that I take seriously and that oath of office requires that I defend our constitution and uphold our laws and in this instance that requires that I defend religious liberty,” […]