ADF: Christian event fliers no longer grounded at Ohio school, but everyone’s wings clipped

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
July 21, 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Christian event fliers no longer grounded at Ohio school, but everyone’s wings clipped

ADF lawsuit sparked by ban on ‘Christmas story hour’ invitations results in approval
of Christian-themed fliers, but school decides to scrap take-home program

CLEVELAND — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys have successfully secured a settlement on behalf of several members of a “moms group” whose fliers inviting 4th- and 5th-graders to an “After-School Christmas Story Hour” were prohibited at Garfield Heights schools while fliers from other community groups were allowed.

After ADF filed suit against the Garfield Heights Board of Education in April, the board agreed to change several policies and stop the strict ban on religious fliers.  However, rather than allow the religious fliers to be sent home with students as ADF specifically requested, the board chose to no longer allow any outside community groups to distribute fliers in classrooms. Instead, all groups are restricted to placing limited quantities (25 per group) in the school office, which students rarely visit voluntarily.

Subject:  Michalek v. Garfield Heights Board of Education

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