Fla. school district agrees to end ban on fliers for children’s event at church

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
November 25, 2009 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Fla. school district agrees to end ban on fliers
for children’s event at church

ADF filed suit after district refused to allow church to participate
in flier program open to other community groups

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys have reached a favorable settlement with the Collier County School Board on behalf of a local church barred from participating in a flier distribution program open to other community groups.  In June, ADF attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Cypress Wood Presbyterian Church after school officials rejected its request to include fliers promoting an upcoming Vacation Bible School for children in the flier program.

Case Name: Cypress Wood Presbyterian Church v. The School Board of Collier County

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