A federal judge has ruled that Colorado officials cannot deny universal preschool funds to a Christian school over campus policies upholding the biblical belief in two biological sexes.
In the decision issued Saturday, U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico blocked the state from excluding Darren Patterson Christian Academy from the taxpayer-funded program on the basis that affirming only male and female sexes violates anti-discrimination requirements.
State officials named as defendants in the lawsuit did not respond to emails seeking comment on the ruling. State officials also instructed the private Christian campus to change policies requiring staff members to share biblical values and chaperone kids of the same biological sex on overnight trips to be eligible for the funding, school administrators said.
Darren Patterson has operated Busy Bees under a state license since 1982. According to the suit, the school registered for the universal preschool program in the hope of expanding enrollment.
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