Court to Reconsider If California School District Should Recognize Christian Club That Bans LGBT Student Leaders

Court to Reconsider If California School District Should Recognize Christian Club That Bans LGBT Student Leaders
A view of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on June 12, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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A federal appeals court will reconsider a previous ruling requiring the San Jose Unified School District to recognize a Christian student club despite the district’s objections to the group’s policy that forbids LGBT students from club leadership positions.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jan. 18 vacated a panel’s 2–1 August decision, which found the school district discriminated against the Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA) recognition as an official club in the district, based on religious beliefs.

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