Hemant lays out an excellent timeline in regards to this filing which began last year. The highlighted text with his report will make you cringe!
Last year, the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center found out that administrators at Mountain View Elementary School in Taylors, South Carolina held their “graduation” ceremony inside of a church.
To make matters worse, the program for the event very clearly listed two separate prayers — both of which were led by students. Furthermore, both were Christian prayers that referred to “Jesus” and both were approved by a school official before the ceremony:
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After another round of back-and-forth, the district took a stand and said they would not stop student-initiated prayers, leading the AHA to file a federal lawsuit on behalf of a family in the district.
Unfortunately, December’s court hearing was a mess. The judge, Ross Anderson, said things that no one with a strong knowledge of the facts should have said, a claim the AHA suggests in a recent court filing,,,
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In short, Anderson’s handling of the case was exactly what you would expect from a stereotypical ignorant bigot who happened to fall into a position of power, not an educated person whose job is to understand all sides of a case before making a ruling.
Today, the AHA filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit asking for a reversal of Anderson’s dismissal of the case. They’re also requesting that anonymity be preserved for the plaintiffs so that they don’t have to deal with any harassment or retribution from the community.
In a press release, the AHA said they filed the motion because Anderson’s ruling was “nothing more than the court expressing its personal dislike for the case,” adding,,,
Humanist Group Fights Back Against School District That Held Graduation in Church with Christians Prayers in Ceremony
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