A West Virginia school district is facing a lawsuit from students and parents who claim that an evangelical Christian pastor performed religious services during a mandatory assembly at a public school.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the lawsuit against Cabell County Schools on behalf of a group of parents and students on February 17. The lawsuit alleges that on February 2, teachers escorted Huntington High School students to an assembly held by Nik Walker, an evangelical preacher with a traveling ministry. Students of non-Christian faith were not allowed to skip the event. A Jewish student asked to leave the event but was made to stay.
