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Colorado Mother Says State Denied $12,000 in Preschool Aid Over Catholic School Choice

Erika Nagle says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose a Catholic school, calling it religious discrimination, according to Fox News.

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Fox News reported that Erika Nagle, a Colorado mother, says Colorado denied her family $12,000 in preschool benefits because she chose to send her children to a Catholic school. According to the outlet's summary of her claim, Nagle is calling the decision religious discrimination.

The Fox News headline describes the children as kids and frames the denial as tied to Catholic faith, while the same outlet's summary ties it to the choice of a Catholic school. The two descriptions are not reconciled in the material available, so this report relies on the summary for the reason Nagle gives.

Fox News also linked the matter, in its headline, to a Supreme Court showdown that it describes as looming. The available summary does not explain how that court matter relates to Nagle's family, what issue, if any, the court is weighing, or when a decision might come.

The Fox News summary does not name the state office or preschool program that made the decision, and it does not state any reasons the state gave for denying the benefits. It also does not include any response from Colorado officials.

Because the account comes from Nagle as relayed by Fox News, the claims in this report have not been independently confirmed in the material available. The summary is the only text available for this report, and it is the basis for every fact stated here. Further details would be found in the full Fox News report on Nagle's claim.

Sources: Fox News: Colorado mom says kids denied $12K in preschool aid over Catholic faith as Supreme Court showdown looms.

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