The Somerville, Massachusetts school committee has now approved the application of Vida Real Church, a largely Hispanic immigrant congregation, to open a religious private school known as the Real Life Learning Center ("RLLC").
A school board in the Boston area has approved a church's application to open a private school after previously denying it due to what lawyers claimed was religious discrimination.
The Somerville, Massachusetts school board has refused to allow a local church to open a religious school citing the church's beliefs regarding science, sexuality, and mental health.
A Boston-area school board denied a Hispanic church's application to open a private school due to animus against the church's religious beliefs, lawyer's claim, and the church is threatening to sue the school board if it continues to deny the application.