The U.S. government has filed a brief in a federal court to express support for a Christian school in Maryland which is claiming discrimination against state officials after the state excluded it from a scholarship program.
The Justice Department and Department of Education filed a Statement of Interest on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to explain that the Maryland State Department of Education had discriminated against Bethel Christian Academy when it revoked the school’s eligibility from its scholarship program due to the school’s beliefs regarding marriage and gender. The school was also ordered to pay back more than $100,000 for previously paid scholarships.
