Atheist Group Files Complaint Against Christian School for Policy on LGBT Acts
An atheist group has filed a complaint against a Wisconsin-based Christian school for its decision to punish students who openly express transgender or homosexual behaviors.
St. John's Lutheran School of Baraboo, which receives federal funding for certain student aid programs, informed parents earlier this year that they reserve the right to punish homosexuality and transgender activity.
Patrick Elliot of the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest atheist organization in the United States, filed a complaint earlier this month against the school before the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
"St. John's Lutheran School has implemented policies that discriminate against students on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity," argued Elliot. "As these students are unable to attend the school, they are unable to participate in free and reduced price lunch...