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Protecting religious liberty in schools for students and their
families, teachers, and even board members continues to be a critical
battleground for our nation.

Let me share with you just some of our ongoing cases defending faith
in the schoolhouse.

In Arizona, Heather Rooks proudly took office on the Peoria Unified
School Board last year. But, since then, she has received extreme
backlash for citing Bible verses during her designated comment time at
school board meetings.

A radical secular organization sent the district a letter threatening
to file a lawsuit if Heather was allowed to continue quoting
Scripture.

As a result, the school board's attorney has
"advised" Heather and other members against quoting
Scripture during public meetings.

But Heather is fighting back. She is standing firm not just for her
own rights, but for the rights of all school board members to freely
exercise their First Amendment freedoms.

Meanwhile in California, we are fighting in federal court against the
California Department of Education.

We're defending religious homeschooling families who are
standing up to what can only be describe as state sponsored
discrimination.

Due to state laws, charter schools designed to help homeschooling
parents are preventing them from using state funds to purchase
faith-based curricula, materials, and classes if they are religious.

Some of these charter schools reject credit for coursework that
originates from faith-based curriculum or in which the student
demonstrates a religious perspective.

One of our clients was even expelled from a charter school because
they used a religious curriculum.

And finally, we have one recent bright spot in education to share. Dr.
Varkey, the biology professor fired for teaching biology, just won and
got his job back!

Dr. Varkey taught Human Anatomy and Physiology for nearly two decades
at St. Philips College. That is, until four students walked out of his
class when he stated that sex was determined by chromosomes X and Y.

Then, the college fired him.

But Dr. Varkey fought back against this wrongful termination and won!
Now, he is going back in the fall to continue doing what he loves:
teaching science.

In case you missed the celebration of this major victory, watch Dr.
Varkey on First Liberty Live! talk about this fight and why it was a
critical win for truth and freedom.

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Learn more about these and our other exciting cases with this March
update from our President and CEO Kelly Shackelford:

March 2024 | First Look

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WATCH NOW »
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Here's a glimpse at the episodes we have coming up on First
Liberty Live! in March.*
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March  Episode Schedule:
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First Look | March 7

Parental Rights Win Against Woke School

featuring Kayla Toney

First Liberty Attorney

 

First Look | March 14

How to Blend Faith and Politics

featuring Bunni Pounds

Author and President of Christians Engaged

 

First Look | March 21

Woke CVS Gets Worse

featuring Gunna Kristofersdottir

Former Nurse Practitioner for CVS

 

First Look | March 28

Can Our Culture Be Saved?

featuring Stephen Presley

Author & Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture &
Democracy

 

 

*All episodes subject to change so stay updated on this page to see
our latest episode schedule.
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As we press ahead into these battles for religious freedom in schools
across America, we want to encourage you to join the fight.

It's imperative that every parent, teacher, student, and administrator
is aware of their rights. We cannot afford to retreat in this fight;
instead, we must seize every opportunity to advocate for and secure
the rights of all people of faith.

Will you stand with us as we champion religious freedom in schools
across America?
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