Last week, we told you about an Alabama elementary school principal who banned the word “Easter” in the interest of “religious diversity” – a ban that included the cancellation of the school’s Easter Egg hunt for kindergarten and second grade students.
According to television station WHNT, Lydia Davenport, the principal of Heritage Elementary School, told teachers “no activities related to or centered around any religious holiday would be allowed in the interest of religious diversity.”
Upset by the ban, concerned parents contacted Liberty Institute.
“Clearly established Supreme Court precedent prohibits schools from censoring religious speech of students and parents,” said Liberty’s Director of Litigation Hiram Sasser. “In addition, there is no case that exists that bans school officials from using the word Easter to describe the Easter holiday or cultural activities that are associated with Easter.”
After a public outcry, Madison City Schools Superintendent Dee Fowler made the decision to lift the ban, allowing students to participate in a planned Easter Egg hunt.
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