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Board reviews offer of pro bono legal support from ACLJ after demand letter over prayers at meetings
Summary
The board was offered legal support from the American Center for Law and Justice to defend the school district against a demand to stop prayer at meetings; board legal counsel advised discussions about the engagement require executive‑session review of the engagement letter’s terms.
Rutherford County Schools’ legal team presented the board with an offer from the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) to provide pro bono legal labor in response to a demand letter asking the district to cease a practice of prayer at board meetings.
Board counsel (Mr.) Reed summarized the engagement letter received from the ACLJ: the nonprofit would provide legal labor at no cost to the district to defend any challenge related to…
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