The Satanic Temple sues elementary school as after-school club rejected

The Satanic Temple has filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvanian elementary school after the school board voted to deny the establishment of the After School Satan club.Northern Elementary School in York, Pa., is being sued on the grounds of constitutional violation.

The Satanic Temple intends to prove the school board discriminated against the temple by barring the creation of the After School Satan club, despite other organizations being allowed to operate their own programs.Mathew Kezhaya, the general counsel for The Satanic Temple, told ABC the litigation could take up to two years to complete — potentially longer if the case were moved to the U.S.

Supreme Court. The rise of the Satanic Temple in Canada “The First Amendment prohibits a government from considering the popularity of communicative activity when determining whether to facilitate that communicative activity on equal terms with other, similarly situated, groups,” he told ABC.According to ABC, Northern Elementary School officials made “discrete statements” informing the temple if they removed “Satan” from the club’s name, their chances of being permitted as an after-school program would increase.Lucien Greaves, a Satanic Temple spokesperson, told Fox News it will be costly for the school and community to continue with litigation, should they still bar the After School Satan club.“If they deny us the use of a public facility, which they have no right to do, it’ll have to move into litigation — costly litigation that the community is going to have to pay for,” he said.On The Satanic Temple’s website, the organization claims the after-school program does not actually involve Satan.“The After School Satan Club is an after-school program that promotes.