Public schools in Oakland, California, discriminated against a Christian group seeking to hold after-school meetings, according to a new ruling.
The facts in the case show the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) violated the free speech rights of Child Evangelism Fellowship and its Good News Club, U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. said in the Aug. 15 decision.
Gilliam imposed a preliminary injunction that prohibits officials from denying the club access to OUSD facilities “at the same time periods and subject to the same conditions as are made available to other similarly situated nonprofit organizations.”
OUSD did not respond to a request for comment….