School Says Transportation OK for Student Clubs...Unless They're Christian

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit and a request for a temporary restraining order against Calcasieu Parish Public Schools Thursday. School officials prohibited students of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes club from using school buses to attend an event even though the school does not prohibit other clubs from using the buses. "Christian student groups shouldn't be discriminated against because of their beliefs," said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. "All student groups have the same First Amendment rights, and schools cannot deny benefits to one club while granting the same benefits to another."
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Posted by Editor at May 3, 2008 02:54 PM