It’s an important point because while #private #Catholic #schools are generally open to #students of all faiths, other religions interested in creating #CharterSchools do consider the #religious backgrounds & practices of applicants.
Justice #Sotomayor sounded highly skeptical of the proposed school, telling its atty that if the #government is “paying religious teachers to teach their religion,” that would seem to violate the #FirstAmendment’s prohibition on govt establishment of religion.
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