Great news! We just secured a win for our client Laura, a 5th grade student at Creekside Elementary School, near Seattle.

The Issaquah School District announced it will allow Laura and other students to start an interfaith prayer club. The school previously denied her request, even though it promoted more than a dozen non-religious clubs. Just two weeks after First Liberty attorneys sent a letter explaining how the First Amendment applies, the school district changed course.

“We are very pleased that the Issaquah School District is allowing our clients to start a prayer club at their school this spring,” said First Liberty attorney Kayla Toney. “Religious discrimination is not only against the law; it is especially harmful against young children.”

Watch this short message from Kayla explaining the win in more detail:

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What a tremendous and encouraging victory for this young student.

Laura has said that prayer is incredibly important to her. She says the prayer club will help friends from many different faiths who feel marginalized. She wanted to make sure students like her could have a place at school where they feel safe and welcome.

This is a great example of the impact of our Supreme Court victory in the Coach Kennedy case. It’s a reminder that people of faith, including elementary school students, have a constitutional right to express their religious beliefs and pray, even in a public school setting.

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You share in this victory. You’re why Laura will have the opportunity to pray and freely live out her faith alongside her classmates and friends. That’s the impact of your gift.