Student Seeks Right To Read Bible With Friends During Recess

On Monday, the Alliance Defense Fund asked a federal court in Knoxville, Tennessee to issue a preliminary injunction so that 10-year-old student, Luke Whitson, can read and discuss the Bible with his friends during school recess. In its Memorandum supporting its motion (full text), ADF argues that the school is wrong in treating recess as school instructional time for First Amendment purposes. The motion claims that the school is violating the student's First Amendment speech and religion rights and the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment, and that permitting the activity during recess does not violate the Establishment Clause.