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Reactions to the announcement have been mixed.

(RNS) — After School Satan Clubs are sponsored by The Satanic Temple, a nontheistic religious organization based in Salem, Massachusetts, that pushes for the separation of church and state.

Reactions to the announcement have been mixed.

A flyer advertising a family movie night is causing a stir in Bedford County.

Local school officials allowed The Satanic Temple to hold an event on school property — but politely declined the groups donation.

The group says it wanted to use the $578 raised at the event to buy school supplies, but superintendent Steve Kirkpatrick suggested a donation to a Christian group.

The group says it wanted to use the $578 raised at the event to buy school supplies, but superintendent Steve Kirkpatrick suggested a donation to a Christian group.

About 50 people attended the back-to-school event, which also attracted a small group of protesters from the American Society for Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, who prayed while holding "…

After voting against allowing an "After School Satan Club" at an elementary school last April, a Pennsylvania school district has given The Satanic Temple (TST) permission to host a back-to-school night event.

The Satanic Temple plans to celebrate Back to School night at Northern York County High School cafeteria with arts, crafts and science experiments.