SEATTLE — A freshman at an Assemblies of God college in Washington state has sued a state education board after being denied a state scholarship because he is pursuing a religious studies degree.
The American Center for Law and Justice filed suit Jan. 13 in Seattle on behalf of Joshua Davey, a 19-year-old student at Northwest College in Kirkland who is majoring in pastoral ministries and business management.
According to the suit, Davey was awarded a Promise Scholarship through a new program that helps cover post-secondary education expenses of Washington residents in low- and middle-income families who have graduated from high school in the top 10 percent of their class.
Within a month of being notified that he had received a scholarship in the amount of $1,125 for the 1999-2000 academic year, Davey alleges he was then told students majoring in fields related to theology were not eligible for the scholarship.
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