Christian School Fights Colorado Over Alleged Requirement It ‘Surrender its Religious…Beliefs’
A Christian school in Colorado is challenging state officials over the claim its preschool is unable to participate in a universal pre-K program unless the institution is willing to “surrender its religious character and beliefs.” Jeremiah Galus, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), told CBN’s Faithwire Darren Patterson Christian Academy is suing Colorado officials in an effort to push back on restrictions that would require the institution to hire employees that don’t share its faith values and compromise other internal rules and regulations.
Galus said the school’s Busy Bees Preschool program was accepted to participate in Colorado’s inaugural universal preschool program, which pays up to 15 hours of preschool tuition for all 4-year-olds in the state. Darren Patterson Christian Academy officials were initially excited to continue serving the community — until purported restrictions came to light.
“The problem … was that the state department that has been charged with administering this program has imposed rules that would require the school to give up its religious beliefs and its religious practices simply to participate,” Galus said. “It would have to agree to hire those who don’t share its faith or its values.”
Galus said biblical truth is central to the mission of Darren Patterson Christian Academy, which serves students in grades pre-K through the 8th grade and has been operational since 1982. “The fact that it’s Christian and gives a Christian education to students is fundamental to Darren Patterson Christian Academy,” the attorney said. “And so it does expect its teachers to share its faith.”
The lawyer said the school serves “students and families of all faiths, in all backgrounds” and “everyone who walks through,” but the institution makes it clear it “provides a Christian education from a biblical worldview.” Hiring teachers and staff who reflect this reality is key. Watch Galus explain the case.
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