An elementary school outside of Chicago has agreed to let a third-grade student read his Bible during "reading time," after the Thomas More Law Center intervened.
The law center has received written assurance from Elementary School District 159 that Rhajheem Haymon will be permitted to read his Bible in school.
After being contacted by Leslie Haymon, Rhajheem’s father, Edward L. White III, trial counsel with the Thomas More Law Center, immediately sent school officials a demand letter. In the letter, White informed school officials that the U.S. Supreme Court and the Department of Education have assured that students are free to express their religious views while at school, a freedom that includes a student’s choice to read religious materials.
In a statement, Leslie Haymon said: “I thank the Thomas More Law Center for the assistance given to me and my family. I thank them for protecting our rights as Christians and as Americans. I thank God for the work of the Thomas More Law Center.”
