A Colorado school district accused of promoting evangelical Christian ideals has reached a settlement with a Jewish teacher who filed a lawsuit in May.
The teacher, Robert Basevitz, alleged that the Fremont RE-2 School District endorsed religion by allowing a local church to operate in Florence High School, having prayer every morning at the flagpole blocking the main entrance to the high school and hosting Bible study and pizza in a high school classroom during lunch.
SETTLEMENT: Full consent decree for agreement
Officials from the school district did not responded to requests for comment.
A news release from Basevitz’s attorney, Paul Maxon, said “neither party admitted liability or wrongdoing but entered the agreement as a compromise settlement.”
According to court documents, changes the district has to make include: district-wide ban on prayers at any school-sponsored event; no longer allowing the Cowboy Church at Crossroads to use the district facilities for worship services; and student-led religious groups must be student-led and district employees may attend but only as an observer to make sure rules are being followed.
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