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Third Circuit Affirms Chatham School District in Long-running Lawsuit
Summary
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the School District of the Chathams, continuing an eight-year case the board says has imposed legal costs and reputational strain on staff. The plaintiff (identified in the transcript as 'Libby') has signaled an intention to seek further appeal.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on May 15 affirmed summary judgment for the School District of the Chathams in a lawsuit alleging the district had coerced a student into converting to Islam during a 50-minute seventh-grade unit.
Board member Miss Weber, who briefed the board on the ruling, said the panel unanimously agreed the district’s summary judgment should stand and that the material at issue "does not bear any hallmarks of religious establishment." She said the decision follows earlier rulings by the trial court and a subsequent…
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