Woolard v. Thurmond

California may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instructional materials.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Woolard v. Thurmond, No. 24-4291 (2025).
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Woolard v. Thurmond (No. 24-4291) [2025] — California may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instructional materials. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/woolard-v-thurmond/, accessed April 11, 2026).
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Citation: No. 24-4291 Year: 2025
Holding: California may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instructional materials.
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Woolard v. Thurmond (No. 24-4291) is a Education case in 2025. The court held that california may require state-funded charter school independent study programs to maintain secular curricula and cannot fund religious instructional materials.