A New York high school could face legal action after refusing to renew a Christian student organization this year.
Ward Melville High School of East Setauket received a letter from a New York City-based law firm demanding that they continue to recognize the group, Students United in Faith.
The demand letter came from the Liberty Institute and their volunteer attorneys at the firm McDermott, Will, & Emery.
Jeremy Dys, senior counsel with the Liberty Institute, told The Christian Post that this was not the first time they had had to come to the aid of SUIF and the students connected to it, including 17-year-old John Raney.
Last year Ward Melville had denied the request by the students to be allowed to start a SUIF chapter at the Long Island-area school.
“When our volunteer attorneys at McDermott, Will, & Emery joined with us to send a letter to Ward Melville High School informing them of their gross violation of the Equal Access Act and the United States Constitution, the school was forced to settle within seven hours of receiving our demand letter,” said Dys. Full Story.