Washington school district forces students to hide Bibles in backpacks, lawsuit alleges
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Everett Public Schools faces federal lawsuit alleging it showed hostility and took discriminatory actions against off-campus student Bible club, LifeWise Academy.
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The legal action, brought by First Liberty Institute and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, accuses Everett Public Schools in Everett, Washington, of violating the First Amendment by treating LifeWise participants as "second-class citizens" and "subjecting the group to onerous standards simply because it is religious."
The lawsuit claims school officials barred LifeWise from participating in its community fair and from displaying informational flyers in school lobbies next to flyers for secular organizations. It also challenges a "burdensome" permission slip policy requiring parents to submit a new written authorization every single week for students to attend the program.
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