Idaho Charter School Rebuffs Document Request From State Commission

As previously reported, an Idaho charter school, the Nampa Classical Academy, has filed a federal lawsuit against members of the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and other state officials, challenging a Commission order banning the use of the Bible or any other religious documents or texts in public charter school classrooms. Now, according to an AP report yesterday, the school has refused to comply with a public records request from the Public Charter School Commission. Claiming that the request could interfere with its pending lawsuit, the school's acting board chairman Michael Moffett, refused to furnish information on an assignment for seventh-graders called "Comparing the Codex Hammurabi with the Mosaic Law." Moffett also asked the Commission to stop requesting other documents that relate to the case. Moffett, whose brother founded the school, has been controversial. Since October, seven board members have resigned over conflicts with him. The Commission is investigating compliance issues regarding the school, and a hearing is scheduled today.