Religious Leaders Sue to Stop Nation’s First Religious Public School

Church leaders and parents joined a lawsuit on Monday to stop what would have become the nation’s first public religious school.

The Oklahoma State Capitol is seen in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sept. 30, 2015. Jon Herskovitz/Reuters

Church leaders and parents joined a lawsuit on Monday to stop what would have become the nation’s first public religious school.

Rev. Lori Walke, senior minister at Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City and one of the plaintiffs in the case, told The Associated Press she joined the suit because she believes the creation of such a school endangers religious freedom.