A board member of the Peoria Unified School District in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against the board for compelling her to stop reciting Scripture at meetings.
An Arizona school board member sued the Peoria Unified School Board for barring her from reciting from the Bible at school board meetings.
A statement First Liberty provided to FOX News Digital said,"Since the beginning of her public service on the board, Ms. Rooks has opened her comments by quoting a short scripture from the Bible. The Peoria School Board subsequently received letters from anti-religious organizations demanding it stop Ms. Rooks from reading scripture."
The lawsuit alleged that after that meeting, activist group Secular Communities for Arizona, made a complaint to the school board, claiming that Rooks was performing"unconstitutional proselytizing." Several secular groups like the Secular Communities for Arizona and the Freedom From Religion Foundation complained about Rooks citing Scripture during school board meetings.The board member continued to cite the Bible until this past August, when the board’s chair"instructed Ms. Rooks to stop quoting scripture during meeting time specifically set aside for board members to comment on any topic they choose," the lawsuit alleged.
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