Heritage Academy Charter School Church-State Lawsuit Moves Forward

Judge Dismisses Case Against Arizona Charter Schools Accused Of Teaching Religion

By  Mariana Dale   

Published: Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 6:00pm

Updated: Friday, November 3, 2017 - 8:32am

A district court judge dismissed a lawsuit against a Mesa-based charter school, but the plaintiff’s attorney said the legal battle isn’t over yet. 
The lawsuit alleges Heritage Academy used religious lessons in its classes and in doing so, violated the U.S. Constitution... The legal team for the plaintiff appealed the district court’s decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and believes a successful appeal will revive the lawsuit.
Until the appeals court rules, the legal future of the case is uncertain.
Link to KLZZ > Heritage Academy Lawsuit

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The Arizona Republic reported there were three complaints to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools preceding the legal case.
Lawsuit rooted in complaints
The complaint alleges religious instruction is “rampant” in Heritage Academy’s American government classes.
The lawsuit cites specific texts used in the class that link religion to governance and teach concepts such as “without religion, the government of a free people cannot be maintained.”
The complaint said this violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and that constitutionally, it’s a parent’s responsibility to educate their child about religion.