Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Houston Chronicle:Religious Valentines Okay in Katy, Texas, Schools
Katy parents obtain restraining orderIt will let pupils give out religious valentines without interference from the school district
By ERIC HANSON

A group of parents in the Katy Independent School District obtained a restraining order Monday preventing the district from interfering today with pupils handing out valentines with religious themes.

But Katy spokeswoman Kris Taylor said the district has no rules forbidding a child from handing out a religious valentine to another student.

"This restraining order is telling us not to do things we don't do anyway," Taylor said Monday.

The restraining order was the opening move in a lawsuit filed Monday in the 133rd District Court of Harris County claiming Katy ISD teachers and administrators at Pattison Elementary School censored children and discriminated against them for expressing Christian viewpoints.
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