Today, Governor Kevin Stitt issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take the case of the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The case considers the exclusion of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School from a school charter based solely on their religious, Catholic affiliation.

"I'm glad the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing the St. Isidore case. This stands to be one of the most significant religious and education freedom decisions in our lifetime. I believe our nation's highest court will agree that denying St. Isidore's charter based solely on its religious affiliation is flat-out unconstitutional. We've seen ugly religious intolerance from opponents of the education freedom movement, but I look forward to seeing our religious liberties protected both in Oklahoma and across the country."