NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION BLOCKING CREATION OF RELIGIOUS CHARTERS

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL CENTER APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT DECISION BLOCKING CREATION OF RELIGIOUS CHARTERS

(NEW YORK) – The U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 today in the case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond – a critical ruling that effectively blocks the creation of religious public charter schools. James Merriman, CEO of the New York City Charter School Center today issued the following statement in response:

“The ruling is not surprising because charter schools are an indispensable and central part of the public education system — in New York State and in every state in which they exist. They are not private and they cannot provide a religious education. This has been a vast diversion of resources away from the main fight, which is to improve outcomes for too many students who still don’t have access to high-quality public schools.”