School District Sued Over Discriminating Against Good News Club

We filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against Providence Public School District and its superintendent, Dr. Javier Montanez, for discriminating against Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) by not allowing its Good News Clubs on campuses while allowing other clubs to meet.

We seek preliminary and permanent injunctions against the school district’s enforcement of the unconstitutional policies that prohibit the Good News Clubs to meet on equal terms as secular clubs.

Additionally, we represent CEF nationally and have never lost a case involving Good News Clubs.

Liberty Counsel Founder and Chairman Mat Staver said, “The law is clear that public schools cannot discriminate against the Christian viewpoint of Good News Clubs. Equal access means equal treatment in terms of use of the facilities, including fee waivers, time of meetings, and announcements. The Good News Club must be given equal treatment as the non-religious groups.”

Read the press release HERE.