Tennessee: Wilson schools assess cost to fight suit
. . . A couple identified in court papers only as Jane and John Doe sued the school district after a Praying Parents group was allowed to link to Lakeview Elementary’s Web site, put notices in the school newsletter and distribute “I Prayed” stickers for teachers to wear for the National Day of Prayer.
Jane Doe, who is Jewish, testified in the December trial that her son, who attended Lakeview Elementary in Mt. Juliet, cried because other students had “prayer buddies.”
U.S. District Judge Robert L. Echols found in favor of the Does on Thursday and ruled that Praying Parents may meet on campus as long as the group is given the same access and treatment as others. Teachers and administrators, however, can’t wear the religious stickers . . .
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund, which voluntarily joined the suit on behalf of the Praying Parents, said in a statement that “this is a win for religious freedom and, if not a total loss for the ACLU, certainly a hollow victory.” . . .
Related: ADF: ACLU fails to silence religious expression in Wilscon County schools