Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a lawsuit to stop the establishment of the nation's first religious public charter School. The school board voted in favor of the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Drummond argues that approving a publicly Funded Religious School would set a precedent for funding other sectarian groups. The lawsuit also claims that the board's decision may jeopardize over $1 billion in federal education funding. Oklahoma's Constitution prohibits the use of public money for religious purposes, and a group of parents and faith leaders have already filed a separate lawsuit to block the school's operation. Governor Kevin Stitt criticized Drummond's lawsuit, calling it a "political stunt."

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