La. ACLU Seeks Contempt on School Prayer Settlement Violations

The ACLU of Louisiana today filed a motion in federal district court asking the judge to hold the School Board of Tangipahoa Parish (north of New Orleans) in civil contempt and to refer to prosecutors for possible criminal contempt charges a teacher, a principal and a school board member. According to a report today from the Tuscaloosa News, this is the third time in two months that the district has violated a settlement over school prayers.