Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board

Summary

The Oklahoma Supreme Court assumed original jurisdiction and granted the Attorney General’s request for a writ of mandamus and declaratory relief, holding that the contract with St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School violates the Oklahoma Constitution, the Charter Schools Act, and the federal Establishment Clause. The Court reasoned that the charter school is a governmental entity and state actor, and therefore must be nonsectarian.