In Atlanta, an increasing number of taxpayer-funded charter schools are finding willing landlords in area churches. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Across metro Atlanta, church campuses are becoming sanctuaries for cash-strapped start-up charter schools.  The partnering has provided classrooms for hundreds of Georgia public school students. Charter schools save on rent and churches get help covering expenses.

“It’s a true win-win,” said Andrew Lewis, chief program officer for the Georgia Charter Schools Association. “The school, however, [has] to be very transparent with parents and incoming students that they are not affiliated with the church. They are simply using the facility, no different than if they were in a lease agreement with any other landlord.”

The relationship can also be  “potentially treacherous” if a school is not mindful of its students beliefs, adds constitutional law attorney Gerry Weber.