Atheists cry foul as North Carolina school blocks secular student club

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/atheists-cry-foul-as-north-carolina-school-blocks-secular-student-club/



Atheists cry foul as North Carolina school blocks secular student club
By David Ferguson
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:02 EST

A fight is brewing between the administration at Pisgah High School in Waynesville, North Carolina and a group of students who want to form a secular student group. According to the national Secular Students Association (SSA) website, the high school students have been joined in their effort by the SSA and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Four months ago a student at Pisgah approached the administration about forming a group for non-religious students. Assistant Principal Connie Weeks told the student that she needed to “look into” the feasibility of forming such a group. In a subsequent meeting, Weeks told the student that such a group wouldn’t “fit in” with the school’s current roster of extra-curricular clubs.

Besides, Weeks said, she couldn’t find a faculty sponsor for the club. At all subsequent meetings with the student, school officials refused to discuss the issue any further.

SSA reported that under the Equal Access Act, schools must appoint a faculty member to sponsor such a club if one was not immediately available. The student contacted SSA, who in turn contacted the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) and the American Civil Liberties Union.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. In a public school? This is BS.

Unless there is something not mentioned. One assumes that a religious group is allowed in that school, but we don't know from this article.