{"id":2604341,"date":"2026-05-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-school-district-pivots-away-from-denying-equal-treatment-to-student-bible-club\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:03:03","slug":"los-angeles-school-district-pivots-away-from-denying-equal-treatment-to-student-bible-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-school-district-pivots-away-from-denying-equal-treatment-to-student-bible-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles School District Pivots Away from Denying Equal Treatment to Student Bible Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-school-district-pivots-away-from-denying-equal-treatment-to-student-bible-club%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Los Angeles-area school district reportedly changed course after receiving a demand letter from Liberty Counsel advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">equal treatment<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bible-study-now-will-be-available-at-high-school-after-student-makes-bold-move\/\" title=\"Bible Study Now Will Be Available at High ... After Student Makes Bold Move\">student religious groups<\/a>. the Arts and Entertainment virtual Academy, part of LA Unified, had blocked a student Bible club from promoting itself during a weekly webinar while allowing other student groups to do so.Liberty Counsel argued this was discriminatory under the First Amendment and the Equal Access Act, noting the webinar promoted the Islamic holiday Ramadan but not the Christian club.After discussions, the district\u2019s legal office agreed to allow the club\u2019s declaration in future meetings and webinars, and Liberty Counsel praised the reversal as compliance with equal-access requirements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A school in Los Angeles, California, changed course on denying equal treatment to a student Bible club after a demand letter from a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legal advocacy group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators of the Arts and Entertainment Virtual Academy, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, had denied the \u201cFaith and Fellowship Club\u201d the chance to promote their organization, according to a May 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lc.org\/newsroom\/details\/050126-la-school-district-gives-equal-treatment-to-student-bible-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> from Liberty Counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-target-yeshiva-university-for-adhering-to-torah\/\" title=\"Activists Target Yeshiva University For Adhering To Torah\">student-led group<\/a> was barred from advertising during the school\u2019s weekly webinar, even as other student groups were afforded that chance.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty Counsel noted that the webinar had an advertisement \u201curging students to celebrate the Islamic holiday Ramadan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The demand <a href=\"https:\/\/lc.org\/043026Ltr-toLAUSDreVirtualAcademyChristianClub-04172026_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> from Liberty Counsel, sent on April 17 and requesting a response by April 24, contended that \u201cthis unequal treatment violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Access Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a result of our demand letter, the Arts and Entertainment Virtual Academy (AEVA) in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is now providing equal treatment to a student-led Bible club.<\/p>\n<p>Before the letter, the student-led \u201cFaith and Fellowship Club\u201d had been denied by\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WraB9Qxjox\">pic.twitter.com\/WraB9Qxjox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liberty Counsel (@libertycounsel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libertycounsel\/status\/2050324383122497538?\">May 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exclusion of a slide announcing a Christian club\u2026 while Ramadan is promoted to students is suggestive of viewpoint discrimination,\u201d the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty Counsel noted that the Arts and Entertainment Virtual Academy had not shown slides encouraging students to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas \u2014 which are federal holidays \u2014 or Christian holidays such as Easter.<\/p>\n<p>The office of the general counsel for Los Angeles Unified School District responded in a <a href=\"https:\/\/lc.org\/PDFs\/Attachments2PRsLAs\/2026\/043026Ltr-LAUSD(Rec'd4-29-26).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> dated April 23 that they would enable equal treatment for the Faith and Fellowship Club moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Faith and Fellowship Club, as the first student-led club at this school, will continue to meet,  information, and operate consistent with general rules for student-led clubs,\u201d the document said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Calif.\u2019s largest school district reverses course, agrees to give Christian group equal access to promotion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ct6bKRLKki\">https:\/\/t.co\/ct6bKRLKki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Christian Post (@ChristianPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristianPost\/status\/2051784032568979858?\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cThe principal has agreed to allow the Faith and Fellowship Club\u2019s proposed message to be included in Monday\u2019s Weekly Webinar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liberty Counsel Chairman Mat Staver celebrated the change of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the Los Angeles Unified School District for ensuring equal access for the Faith and Fellowship Club at the Arts and Entertainment Virtual Academy,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe First Amendment and the Equal Access Act do not allow for excluding a Christian club in a forum where other non-curricular 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