An attorney tells AFN a lawsuit could be coming after a New York school took down a Christian student's Bible verse posters and forced the club to remove "Good News" from its name.
In Virginia, the Loudoun County School Board, which has gained national attention for the backlash against some of its pro-transgender initiatives in recent years, has charged two Christian males with sexual harassment for questioning why a biological female was in a boys’ restroom, their lawyers say.
The New York case involves a ninth-grade female student in the Carmel Central School District in Carmel, New York. She goes to Carmel High.
“In her eighth-grade year, she tried to start this club, a Bible study club, and she initially wanted to call it the Good News Club. She was unable, for the entirety of her previous school year, to be able to get approval, despite always being prompt in sending bylaws and anything that the school needed for approval for this club,” Kelsey McGee, an associate council with the American Center for Law and Justice, told AFN.
The student finally gained approval as a ninth-grader but was then met with stonewalling by the administration. Even though the student proposed a distinct, separate club “because there was already another faith-based student club in their system, they wouldn't let her use the name ‘Good News Club.’ They made her change it to the name that they already had in their system, which is the Alpha Omega Club,” McGee said.
McGee said the student has tried to use posters around the school to advertise the club and share Bible verses.
“She was not given any restrictions on where she could post those, what she could say on those, but for some reason, they decided, without talking to her first, to tear those posters down advertising these clubs' events. They told her to get rid of the Bible verses, get rid of the cross.”
The student follows those instructions, but the result was the same, and posters were taken down again.
The school is also trying to dictate what happens in club meetings.
“The school has tried to interfere with what she and her fellow student leaders can do and say inside of this club. They are vetoing a video series called ‘The Unseen War,’ based on its content and saying that she can't show it," McGee said.
McGee said her team has sent a demand letter with hopes the school will recognize its obligations under the Equal Access Act.
If the school does not comply, a lawsuit will follow.
Muslim youth not charged
In Loudoun County, while two Christian boys face these sexual harassment allegations, charges were dropped against a Muslim male who was also accused in the same incident.
According to Founding Freedoms Law Center (FFLC), Loudon County Public Schools (LCPS) has dropped its charge of sexual harassment against the Muslim student while doubling down on the other two male students by adding the additional charge of sex-based discrimination. That is "despite all three boys having had the same facts alleged against them."
FFLC did not respond to AFN's request for an interview. However, FFLC did state the following in a press release: 
"Now, to be clear, we are thrilled for our Muslim client. LCPS did the right thing in dropping his charge. He did nothing wrong. But LCPS shows their blatant religious discrimination by completely letting him off while adding more charges to the Christian boys who are alleged to have done exactly the same thing."
Talking about this on American Family Radio (AFR)'s "Today's Issues" program, Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel said the school is wrong here.
"It is obvious that they are discriminating based upon Christian viewpoints. They are going to lose this case, but they not only need to lose this case, they also need to face damages for something like this. Because they need to not only get an injunction and a slap, but they also need to pay for their unconstitutional actions, and I think they will if they do not back down."
AFN reached out to LCPS for comment and was told that privacy laws restrict LCPS in what it can discuss regarding specific Title IX investigations.
In a statement the district said, "most general questions about Title IX can be answered by visiting our Title IX information pages."
Selective inclusivity
The policy states:
"Loudoun County Public Schools is committed to providing a safe and inclusive educational environment for all students, employees, and community members.
"LCPS' Title IX process follows applicable federal law and is a comprehensive and objective procedure that includes assigning external, non-LCPS decision makers for Title IX determinations and assigning external, non-LCPS appellate decision makers for appeals of Title IX determinations. Such external, non-LCPS decision makers and appellate decision makers are subject matter experts in best practices in Title IX compliance.
"We remain committed to ensuring every student is seen, valued and has the opportunity to achieve their dreams."
