After School Satan Club near Allentown gets go-ahead from judge
The After School Satan Club will be allowed to meet on Saucon Valley School District property, following a ruling from a federal judge.
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The After School Satan Club will be allowed to meet on Saucon Valley School District property, following a ruling from a federal judge.
The Saucon Valley School District must allow the After School Satan club to operate at its facilities, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled, citing the group's First Amendment rights. The club is run by The Satantic Temple, a religious organization that promotes free speech, scientific inquiry and individual liberties. The school district backed out of an approval for the group to rent space after facing backlash from community members and parents.
A Pennsylvania federal judge ordered a state school district to allow The Satanic Temple to use its facilities for the After-School Satan Club amid an ACLU lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge John Gallagher said the school district is not required to distribute club permission slips, however
A federal judge said the Saucon Valley School District violated the constitutional rights of the After School Satan Club by rescinding permission for it to meet on school grounds.