Such a litigious society we live in. The legal costs of the frivolous lawsuit objecting to this school policy will exceed by many times the nominal costs of paying the legitimiate expenses of using the gymnasium for what is a non-curricular event. Many non-curricular groups already rent school facilities for a small fee. The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, National Youth Sports and the Telugu Association of North Texas, a cultural group for people of India, rent the same gym the Liberty Legal lawyers for the non-curricular Christian group are demanding access to for free.
But Scouts are taught to be friendly, courteous, obedient, etc. Christians are taught to render unto Caesar and all that. But maybe the Liberty Legal lawyers were never Boy Scouts. Or maybe they aren't Christians. But they do seem to have a persecution complex. And our children are learning an indelible lesson. Don't listen to your teachers. Don't listen to the principal. If you can't get what you want, or at least can't get it for free, then sue. Claim discrimination. Claim victimization. There's a problem with the teaching going on in our schools alright. But some of what is taught is coming from outside groups like Liberty Legal.
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