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Satanic Temple Approved to Hold Event at Pennsylvania High School...

• By Cassandra Fairbanks

The Satanic Temple has been approved to hold an event at a Pennsylvania high school — and taxpayers will fund it.

The Northern York County School District said in a statement that they granted permission for "the Satanic Temple to use our facility as we were required to do so by Board policy No. 707."

The event will be held on September 24 and, under the policy, the school district will be required to cover any rental, custodial, security and auditorium tech fees, local station WJAC reports.

"As a public school district, the use of our school facilities must be permitted without discrimination," the school district's statement continued. "We cannot and do not arbitrarily pick and choose which organization may or may not use our facilities. If we allow one organization, we must allow all organizations, provided they satisfy the conditions and application requirements as set forth in Policy 707."

The district added that they do not endorse organizations who are renting their facilities.

The Satanic Temple has had their sights set on the school district ever since they learned that a Christian Dillsburg Community Worship and Prayer event was hosted at the high school.

As Gateway previously reported, in April, the Satanic Temple filed a lawsuit against the school district for refusing to allow them to host an "After School Satan Club" at the elementary school.


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