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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus1/22/2014 6:09:09 pm PST

Speaking of Buddha and creationism:

Louisiana School Accused Of Religious Harassment By ACLU

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The lawsuit was filed against the Sabine Parish School Board Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Shreveport on behalf of Scott and Sharon Lane and their three children. According to the complaint from the ACLU and its Louisiana chapter, the Lanes enrolled their son — a lifelong Buddhist of Thai descent — in Negreet High School and he quickly became the target of harassment by the school’s staff.

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In addition to the school board, the lawsuit names as defendant Superintendent Sara Ebarb, Negreet High Principal Gene Wright and science teacher Rita Roark. […]

The lawsuit said Roark has “repeatedly taught students that the earth was created by God 6,000 years ago, that evolution is ‘impossible’ and that the Bible is ‘100 percent true.’

“She also regularly features religious questions on her tests such as “Isn’t it amazing what the ______ has made!!!!”

When the Lanes’ son “did not write in Roark’s expected answer (LORD), she belittled him in front of the rest of the class.”

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When the Lanes objected, Ebarb told them that “this is the Bible belt” and suggested they change their son’s faith.

“The school district’s administration — all the way up to the superintendent of schools — not only knows about these activities, but endorses and encourages all of this,” the lawsuit said.

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