The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with a school district in suburban Philadelphia that refused to allow the Bible to be read during show-and-tell.
Donna Kay Busch had sued the district after she was told she could not read her son's favorite book, the Bible, to his kindergarten class.
David Cortman, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, called it a clear violation of the First Amendment.
“This assignment was titled ‘All about me,’ not 'All about the school,' " he said. "The student’s freedom of religion should’ve been respected.”
Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst at Focus on the Family Action, said he is concerned the student was singled out.
“The message that the school sent to this vulnerable kindergarten child," he said, "was that his religion is not welcome."
— Nima Reza
