ACLU claims victory over students' right to pray
ACLU claims victory over students' right to pray
Updated: May. 14, 2018 at 11:15 AM CDT
WEBSTER PARISH, LA (KSLA) - The American Civil Liberties Union announced "a victory for all students" in Webster Parish after a federal judge ruled in their favor.
According to the ACLU, a lawsuit filed on behalf of a parent of a student who attends Lakeside Junior and Senior High schools in Sibley claimed the district promoted religion by broadcasting prayers over the public address system.
The judge filed a consent agreement Friday that requires the district "no longer subject students to school-sponsored Christian prayer, proselytizing, and other religious rituals under the terms".
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