A Washington state public school district is making a settlement in a case where it blatantly discriminated against Christian students who had an off-campus prayer group. The members of the prayer group took Everett Public Schools (EPS) to court over the LifeWise Academy-sponsored group, which meets during school hours, but not on the school campus. The settlement included “$275,000 in attorney’s fees, instituting required religious liberty training, and an apology from EPS,” according to Everett Post. EPS was trying to restrict the group’s growth as much as possible, while accusing it of encouraging hatred against homosexuals. [snip] LifeWise first wrote to EPS back in November 2025, expressing concern about the potential discrimination against Christian students. The next month, LifeWise sued EPS. EPS itself admitted in the quote above that the students are allowed to take some time out of the school day for a religious group so long as the group is not meeting at the school. But EPS was reportedly forcing students who were part of the prayer group to seal up their Bibles so that other students wouldn’t be able to see them. The prayer group also found that EPS would not permit it to put up flyers where other groups had them or participate in community resource fairs, The Christian Post reported. Board member Charles Adkins accused the group of “homophobic hatred,” and parents had to resubmit permission slips constantly. EPS received a preliminary injunction from a U.S. district court earlier this year. [snip] EPS issued an apology on its website and to the Everett Post. “The District recognizes that comments made at various Board meetings that concerned LifeWise, including by Directors, were offensive and hurtful to the families participating in LifeWise programming,” it confessed. “For that, the District and its Board of Directors offer a sincere apology. We recognize that these statements negatively affected the exercise of your faith. The District values the rights of all families to raise their children according to their own religious beliefs. We further apologize to any students or families that were made to feel by these comments that your religious beliefs are unworthy of respect.” [snip] The greatest Founding Fathers never meant to exclude all religion from the public sphere. In fact, they thought public prayer and incorporation of Bible instruction into education were not only normal but important. They simply did not want a government-mandated church. Public schools too often weaponize a misinterpretation of the Constitution against Jewish and Christian students. (*) Full article: https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/16/washington-school-district-pays-up-after-anti-christian-discrimination-n4958395 Post navigation Protesters Gather in Minnesota Park for “Hands Off Ilhan Omar” and THEY’RE ALL Crazy White Liberals!
