内容摘要：His comments followed the CI Coop's annual general meeting on Wednesday at which a 2% dividend rate for members was confirmed.

His comments followed the CI Coop's annual general meeting on Wednesday at which a 2% dividend rate for members was confirmed.

"The Supreme Court's decision represents a resounding victory for religious liberty and for the foundational principles that have guided our nation since its founding," he said."This ruling ensures that Oklahoma taxpayers will not be forced to fund radical Islamic schools, while protecting the religious rights of families to choose any school they wish for their children."

The school, however, had argued that denying it charter funding as a Christian institution amounted to discrimination on basis of religion. In a statement, officials said they were disappointed in the ruling."We stand committed to parental choice in education, providing equal opportunity to all who seek options when deciding what is best for their children," the statement read."In light of this ruling, we are exploring other options for offering a virtual Catholic education to all persons in the state," it added.

St Isidore of Seville Virtual Catholic Charter School aimed to provide online instruction that incorporated religious teachings for about 500 students from kindergarten through high school.The Oklahoma State Virtual Charter School Board's 2023 decision to approve the school's application for charter status was met with almost immediate controversy.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, welcomed the approval, but Mr Drummond, the attorney general, condemned it and ultimately filed a lawsuit.

Charter schools make up a small fraction of the US school system. They have gained prominence in recent years as rallying point for some conservatives, who advocate for expanding charter schools as a means of giving parents more control over their children's education."That big blob of bone right there is, we think, part of a hip," Prof Bamforth says, watched on by her dog Aster - whose job today is to bark if she spots any nearby bears.

"Then here, we have all of these long, skinny bones. These are all ribs. And this is a neat one - it's part of a toe bone. This one here, we have no idea what it is - it's a great example of a Pipestone Creek mystery."BBC News has come to Pipestone Creek to witness the sheer scale of this prehistoric graveyard and see how researchers are piecing together the clues.

Thousands of fossils have been collected from the site, and are constantly generating.