Supreme Court Weighs $6,300 Colorado Pre-K Aid for Catholic School That Bars Gay Parents
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 1
Supreme Court Weighs $6,300 Colorado Pre-K Aid for Catholic School That Bars Gay Parents
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 1
Summary
Colorado’s case before the Supreme Court asks whether St. Mary Catholic Parish can access about $6,300 per child in universal pre-K aid while excluding children of gay parents under church teaching.
34 Denver Archdiocese preschools currently forgo the program because Colorado requires participating schools not to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, saying religion itself is not the disqualifier.
St. Mary and parent plaintiffs argue the state is penalizing Catholic families for choosing religious education, while LGBTQ+ advocates warn a ruling for the school would amount to state-funded discrimination.
A win for St. Mary could further extend the court’s church-state rulings after decisions since 2020 have repeatedly favored religious claimants, including a 2022 ruling requiring Maine to include religious schools in tuition aid.