According to the ACLU, the school district violated First Amendment rights.
Superintendent Jaime Vlasaty initially allowed the club to meet before revoking the decision. Vlasaty claimed the club did not properly communicate it was not sponsored by the school,According to the complaint, the superintendent said the club did not meet the district requirements. Also, Vlasaty claimed the club led to disruptions like a North Carolina man calling into the school and making threats.
Though the ACLU claimed the district rescinding the decision to allow the club over the threat as an “Heckler’s Veto.” “The After School Satan Club provides a critical space for students who may feel unwelcome at other after-school religious clubs,” said June Everett, director of TST’s ASSC programming, via
. “By prohibiting the ASSC from meeting in school facilities, the district is sending a discriminatory message to the club’s students that they are second class and don’t deserve the same opportunities as their peers.”
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