School Sued Over Denial of Space For Students To Meet To Pray and Talk

On Wednesday, the Alliance Defense Fund announced that it has filed suit in federal district court against the East Valley School District in Washington state on behalf of a Christian high school student. The student was refused permission to meet in an unoccupied room at East Valley High School during the lunch hour with a handful of other students to fast, pray and discuss various matters from a religious perspective. The refusal was based on a District policy that bars religious services, programs or assemblies during school hours. The complaint in A.L. v. East Valley School District No. 361, alleges that this policy violates the free speech free exercise, equal protection and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.