Statement from NACSA President & CEO, M. Karega Rausch, Ph.D., on NACSA’s amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma:

“Today’s amicus brief filed by NACSA—with the support of authorizers, authorizer associations, and authorizing support groups across the country—asks the Supreme Court of the United States to affirm the position of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Attorney General. Charter schools are public schools and are a part of each state’s system of public education. A critical function of charter school authorizers is carrying out state and federal law, ensuring charter schools operate as public schools. A ruling that says charter schools are something other than public schools would create extreme uncertainty and potential disruption for millions of students and families and countless teachers, administrators, and authorizers, in and beyond charter schools. Outstanding private schools, including religious schools, play a vital role in our nation’s education system; however, charter schools serve a different role and function.”