ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A southeast Missouri school district should be barred from allowing a Bible giveaway program to fifth-graders, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis seeks an injunction prohibiting South Iron Elementary School in Annapolis, Mo., from allowing Gideons International into the classroom to distribute the Bibles. ACLU of Eastern Missouri Legal Director Tony Rothert said the suit was filed on behalf of two sets of parents from the district.
"The primary objection here is the Bibles are presented during class time in a public school," Rothert said. "It was presented as part of class, which makes it appear the school is endorsing it."...