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Gideons Kicked Out Of Two US Schools After Complaints Made

by | Mon, Jun 15 2020

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A well known atheist group in America has forced the Bible out of two schools in the US.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation took exception to bibles being handed out to primary school children by the Gideons at two schools in the state of Georgia late last year.

The group sent a letter to Effingham County Schools in Springfield last December alleging that the two schools had ‘’egregiously violated” the rights of students by allowing the Gideons access to children’s classrooms.

The letter states that courts have uniformly held that the distribution of bibles to students at public schools during instruction time is prohibited.

A lawyer representing the school district advised the FFRF that the matter had been resolved, and while it did not agree with the characterisation of the school’s handling of the matter, groups such as the Gideons would no longer be allowed into the schools.