SD Hearing Will Address Unconstitutional Treatment of In-School Bible Clubs
By Allie Martin
August 19, 2005

(AgapePress) - A federal judge will be asked today (Friday) to allow a Christian after-school club to meet in San Diego city schools free of charge.

Six years ago, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Greater San Diego requested to use district facilities to hold meetings of the Good News Club after school hours. School officials said CEF would have to pay "fair rental value" for use of those facilities because the organization is "a church conducting religious services." So from 1999 through the 2004-2005 school year, CEF was charged those fees -- which the district increased each year. Recently CEF had to stop meeting in San Diego city schools because the cost was becoming prohibitive.

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