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  • School district sued over graduation held in church

    03/08/2007 11:59:23 AM PST · by Islander7 · 108 replies · 1,376+ views
    CNN ^ | March 8, 2007 | AP Story
    TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Newark public school district, saying a school's decision to hold its graduation ceremonies in a Baptist church violated a Muslim student's religious freedom. The New Jersey ACLU said Wednesday that it was suing the school district because its decision to hold graduation in the church prevented West Side High School senior Bilal Shareef, a Muslim, from attending. Shareef's religious beliefs forbid him from entering a building with religious images, the civil liberties group said. The incident violated provisions in the state constitution prohibiting...