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Tennessee may soon have religious charter schools under legislation advancing at the General Assembly that could provoke a legal battle over whether charter schools are indeed public schools.
The House Education Committee voted along partisan lines on Tuesday to move forward a bill that would allow private postsecondary institutions that are religiously affiliated to open public charter schools. The schools would be required to teach a nonsectarian curriculum.
House Bill 2000 is now headed to the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee. The Senate version of the bill passed 25-5 on March 23.