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Oklahoma board denies proposal for Jewish charter school — and lawyers up ahead of expected legal battle

JL;DR SUMMARY The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board unanimously denied an application by the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation to establish a virtual Jewish charter school, citing previous state Supreme Court rulings against religious charter schools. 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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Religious EducationOklahomaLegal BattleConstitutional RightsPeter DeutschState Supreme CourtJewish Charter SchoolBecket Law FirmBen Gamla FoundationSchool Board Decision

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Oklahoma, United States
"A Jewish group is preparing to sue to overturn a ban on publicly funded religious charter schools in Oklahoma, after a state board unanimously rejected its proposal on Monday."
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
"Oklahoma is home to fewer than 9,000 Jews, many of whom live in Tulsa."
Florida, United States
"Deutsch, who nearly two decades ago established a network of nonreligious English-Hebrew charter schools in Florida, has said he chose Oklahoma as a testing ground for what he views as a viable model of publicly funded religious education."
United States
"An attempt to challenge the state court decision at the federal level failed when the U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked on the case last year due to a recusal by Amy Coney Barrett, who has ties to the Catholic group."

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