nonsectarian
adjective
non·sec·tar·i·an
ˌnän-(ˌ)sek-ˈter-ē-ən 
: not having a sectarian character : not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group
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The key difference is charter schools are privately operated, with most states, including Oklahoma, requiring they are run in a nonsectarian way.
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Most recently, in 2022, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot limit a tuition assistance program to nonsectarian schools.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
For decades in California, those dollars have only been permitted to go to schools that are nonsectarian.
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By the 1970s, however, Christian private schools outnumbered the nonsectarian ones, which inspired political activism among Christian evangelists who had shown little political interest previously.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 30 Apr. 2025
Most recently, in 2022, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot limit a tuition assistance program to nonsectarian schools.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
For decades in California, those dollars have only been permitted to go to schools that are nonsectarian.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
By the 1970s, however, Christian private schools outnumbered the nonsectarian ones, which inspired political activism among Christian evangelists who had shown little political interest previously.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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nonsectarian
adjective
non·sec·tar·i·an
ˌnän-(ˌ)sek-ˈter-ē-ən
: not having a sectarian character : not restricted to a particular religious group
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