A settlement was reached last week in Cypress Wood Presbyterian Church v. Sch. Bd. of Collier Cty, Florida, (M.D. FL, Nov. 20, 2009). In June, a church filed the federal lawsuit in Florida challenging a school board’s policy that barred the church from handing out to students fliers about the church’s Vacation Bible School program. The stipulated dismissal states that the school board agreed to give the church equal access with other community groups to distribute fliers. In addition, the dismissal indicates that the school board amended the challenged policy to eliminate the requirement that fliers pertaining to religious activities not contain proselytizing messages or overtly advocate support for a religious organization. The school board also paid the church’s attorney’s fees. This press release from the Alliance Defense Fund announces the settlement.
This post was written by Joshua Bolinger.
