SEATTLE, Wash. — A federal appellate court has ruled that a Washington state school district violated the rights of a Bible club leader by preventing her club from having the same benefits and status as other school groups.
The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, issued Sept. 9, reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a complaint by Tausha Prince, who was a sophomore at Spanaway Lake High School when she filed the suit four years ago. The high school is located about 35 miles south of Seattle, the Associated Press reported.
“I’m thrilled,” said Prince, 19, who argued that the Bethel School District violated her free speech and religious rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
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