On 08/13/09 20:11, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:47:48 -0500, Neeum Zawan wrote:
>
>> On 08/13/09 18:22, gregjohn wrote:
>>> I'd support a "constitutional" right for older (high school) students
>>> to have equal access to school grounds after-hours to organize
>>> themselves into religious and political interest groups, no matter how
>>> controversial, from "questioning" teens to Jews for Jesus.
>> 	I can't see a reason for it. If it's after hours, and if you want
> the
>> government to get involved, why not just insist on an alternative public
>> location? Why must it be in a school?
>>
>> 	I'll also note that I'm not sure the constitution forbids this
>> 	presently.
>
> It doesn't explicitly forbid it, however courts have read the laws and
> the constitution to mean that a school that provides a meeting space for
> people of a particular faith could be promoting that faith IF they don't
> allow equal access for other religious groups.

	Which is what gregjohn was saying: Allow them to start up *any* groups. 
No preferential treatment.


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