My understanding is the "separation of church and state" is at the federal level; states may be free to establish their own religious institutions if their stat

My understanding is the "separation of church and state" is at the federal level; states may be free to establish their own religious institutions if their state constitutions permit it. Perhaps the relevant part of the Ohio constitution is Article 1, Section 7. https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-constitution/section-1.7 https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-constitution/section-1.7