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Tonganoxie pastor says church was denied temporary use of school room; board to form policy committee
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Tonganoxie Unified School District board meeting, Pastor Matthew Wilke said the district denied his church’s request to use a PD room for worship during building renovations. Superintendent Lauren said the denial followed legal counsel’s recommendation, and board members agreed to convene a committee to review facility-use policy.
Pastor Matthew Wilke told the Tonganoxie Unified School District board at its Jan. 13 regular meeting that Tonganoxie United Methodist Church was denied temporary use of the district’s PD room for Sunday worship services while the church building is renovated to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
Wilke, who also identified himself as president of the Tonganoxie ministerial alliance, said the church’s facility-use request complied with the district’s facility-use agreement and accused district leadership of inconsistent application of that…
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