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Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools

JL;DR SUMMARY Supporters of a proposed Jewish charter school in Oklahoma are challenging the state's prohibition on religious charter schools by filing a federal lawsuit. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationFirst AmendmentOklahomaReligious LibertyCharter SchoolsLegal ChallengesFederal LawsuitFourteenth AmendmentBen Gamla FoundationState Policy

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
"Supporters of a proposed Jewish school that was denied entry to the states charter school program filed a federal lawsuit in Oklahoma City Tuesday, in the latest effort to legalize publicly funded religious charter schools in the United States."
Florida, United States
"Peter Deutsch, a former Democratic congressman in Florida and founder of the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, said in a statement."

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