The Osceola County School District is now limiting church advertising on its property.
The My Grace Fellowship Church holds its services at the Westside K-8 School, and previously was permitted to leave lawn signs promoting the services on the school’s grounds. FFRF Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel objected to this practice in a June 13. “Advancing, preferring, and promoting religion is exactly what a school does when it allows a church to prominently place a permanent advertisement for students, parents, school employees, and anyone passing by to see,” said Seidel. “[The church] must put up the signs no earlier than when the rental time begins and take them down when the rental time ends.”
An attorney for the school district reported the matter resolved on Aug. 24.
