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Bible club defended.


A federal appeals court in Seattle ruled that a school district violated vi·o·late  
tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates
1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example).

2. To assault (a person) sexually.

3.
 a Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as  club leader's rights by refusing to give her club the same status granted to other groups.

The ruling of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's ruling, which dismissed a complaint four years ago by Tausha Prince, then a Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway Lake High School is a high school in Spanaway, WA, for grade levels 10 through 12. External links
  • Spanaway Lake High School
 sophomore.

Prince claimed the Bethel School District Bethel School District may refer to:
  • Bethel School District (Oregon)
  • Bethel School District (Washington)
  • Bethel School District 82 in Illinois
 violated her First Amendment rights when she asked permission to form the club in 1997. The district claimed a religious group should not have the same status as secular groups. The district is considering an appeal.
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Date:Nov 1, 2002
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