Should Oklahoma allow religious charter schools?
That is essentially what the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board asked.
In a 15-page filing, Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor says yes.
"I'm a very strong believer in that church and education and government should be separate entities, especially when you're talking about taxpayer dollars. This is very unprecedented," Representative Mickey Dollens said.
Dollens says he thinks O'Connor's filing could lead to biased teaching.
"For months, we've heard about indoctrination in schools. And this is actually the Republican Party, actually literally indoctrinating our schools, taking public tax dollars and funneling them to private, or charter religious schools," Dollens said.
Governor Kevin Stitt says the opinion "rightfully defends parents, education freedom, and religious liberty in Oklahoma."
Secretary of Education Ryan Walters says "there's never a more important decision than to protect one's religious liberties."
Dollen says this blurs the lines between the separation of church and state.
"Attorney General, would you be in the same privileges to any religious affiliation or any religion that is recognized by the IRS? Would they get the same privileges as the Catholic church? Because we have to be equal across the board," Dollens questioned.
NewsChannel 8 reached out to the Attorney General's office for their response but has not heard back.