A national legal battle is underway as a lawsuit has been filed against Oklahoma over its plans to open the country’s first publicly-funded religious charter school[[1](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/first-publicly-funded-religious-charter-school-sued-by-aclu)]. Opponents argue that this would violate the separation of church and state[[2](https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-legal-fight-religious-schools-public-money/44110641)]. The lawsuit promises to be a landmark case that could shape the future of education in America.