Students Win 'Bible Ban' Case as School Rewrites Policy to Allow for Their Freedom of Speech

Michael Foust : May 1, 2019
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"When students enter a government school, they do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression, which includes offering literature to other students..." -Independence Law Center Statement

[ChristianHeadlines.com] Parents of students who were banned from handing out Bibles during lunch at a Pennsylvania high school reached an agreement with the school district Monday that changes language in the student handbook. (Image: Unsplash-Priscilla DuPreez/via Christian Headlines)

The students at Cumberland County High School in Mechanicsburg, PA, said in January the principal was preventing them from handing out Bibles during any moment of the school day, including during lunch.

The Independence Law Center then filed suit on behalf of the parents of the students, claiming the school's policy was a violation of constitutionally protected free speech. The students are... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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