Jury Agrees Bible Reading Dispute Was Merely A Misunderstanding

Yesterday, according to WBIR News, a federal court jury in Knoxville, Tennessee found in favor of the Knox County Schools in a lawsuit over the right of elementary school students to read the Bible during recess. The suit involves an incident that occurred when plaintiff, Luke Whitson, was in the 4th grade at Karns Elementary School. Luke's family claims that the school's principal interfered with a group of students who had started a Bible study club at recess. They sued for an injunction and nominal damages. The school said it was all a misunderstanding of the school's policy which prohibits adult-led Bible study during school hours, but allows students to study the Bible on their own. Apparently the jury agreed with the school's contention. (See prior related posting.)