A Christian school and a state-authorized educational choice group have asked a U.S. district court to strike down Colorado’s ban on funding religious education, arguing it violates the Constitution, Decision Magazine reported.
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Education ReEnvisioned BOCES contracted in August of last year with Riverstone Academy, a Christian school offering tuition-free education with Bible-based instruction, according to the report. State law bars such partnerships with religious schools, the Colorado Department of Education contended.
Attorneys with First & Fourteenth, First Liberty Institute and Miller Farmer Carlson said the policy violates the First and 14th Amendments and are seeking declaratory relief and a permanent injunction against state officials, the report said.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This report is a summary of a story originally published by Decision Magazine.
