The First Amendment?They’ll reverse whatever law allowed this so fast it’ll make your head spin lol.
There’s some kind of local legislation/law that caused this situation. Does the 1st amendment guarantee you the right to rent School board property?The First Amendment?
I think the argument is that if the school board is going to open up property to the public groups for rental, then they can't discriminate who that is against. Knowing a lot about the Satanic Temple, my guess is this would have never happened if they didn't have the "Good News" club at an elementary school.There’s some kind of local legislation/law that caused this situation. Does the 1st amendment guarantee you the right to rent School board property?
I think the argument is that if the school board is going to open up property to the public groups for rental, then they can't discriminate who that is against. Knowing a lot about the Satanic Temple, my guess is this would have never happened if they didn't have the "Good News" club at an elementary school.
I see what you mean now. The First still comes into play unless the district decides to close the school to basically all non-school groups (which I think is your point). It's known as a limited public forum, and they can close it down altogether, but they can't discriminate among the groups they allow based on their viewpoints. Good News Club v. Milford Central School is right on point (probably why the press release mentioned that same club). The Court found a First A. violation when a school tried to close itself to all religious groups, fearing Establishment Clause problems. So they can't just say no religious stuff, but everyone else is cool. It's an even bigger constitutional problem to single out specific viewpoints among religious organizations.There’s some kind of local legislation/law that caused this situation. Does the 1st amendment guarantee you the right to rent School board property?