Epic 1 on 1 Charter School will be the first of its kind in Oklahoma if the startup school wins a lawsuit Monday forcing the state Education Department to fund the 400 students that have enrolled in the school to date.

Epic is a nonprofit group founded by Ben Harris, the former president of Advanced Academics, a Bricktown-based online education company.

Harris’ school would be unique in not being associated with a particular school district, but rather being a public school, privately operated and funded with state dollars. Students from anywhere in the state could transfer to the free school and take classes online.

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