High School Graduation Held in Church

[James Maule]

From
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/03/08/church.graduation.suit.ap/index.html


School district sued over graduation held in church

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- The state American Civil Liberties Union
chapter is suing the Newark public school district on behalf of a Muslim
teen over a school's decision to hold its graduation ceremonies in a
Baptist church.

The New Jersey ACLU said Wednesday it was suing the district because
its decision to hold graduation in the church prevented West Side High
School senior Bilal Shareef from attending. Shareef's religious beliefs
forbid him from entering a building with religious images, the civil
liberties group said.

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And the principal at the time told seniors they would get two
additional graduation tickets for family and friends if they attended a
separate Roman Catholic baccalaureate Mass, according to the ACLU.

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