Two Christian families and two Christian universities in Minnesota have filed a lawsuit against the state for prohibiting the universities from participating in a state-funded program that allows high school students to earn college credits for free.
from participating in a state-funded program that allows high school students to earn college credits for free.
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court Wednesday, challenges a recently signed law in Minnesota that modifies the state's Postsecondary Enrollment Options program to exclude religious schools that require statements of faith. The program, which was created in 1985, had previously allowed all religious schools to participate.The lawsuit says that a law enacted by state Gov.
"The amendment discriminates against religion on its face because it disqualifies religious postsecondary institutions, like Crown and Northwestern, that require faith statements for enrollment from participating in the PSEO program and prevents parents of eligible high school students from enrolling their children in these otherwise-eligible institutions, tuition free, under the PSEO program," the lawsuit says.
The group of plaintiffs is represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit legal organization that specializes in religious freedom cases.
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