'Victory For Families': Ohio Court Sides with Christian Schools over COVID-19 Mandated Closures

Mikaela Mathews : Jan 7, 2021
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"The First Amendment does not take a holiday break..." -Aaron Baer, president of Citizens for Community Values

[ChristianHeadlines.com] An Ohio federal appellate court agreed with a group of faith-based schools that the Toledo-Lucas County health department violated their First Amendment rights by requiring the schools to close in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, according to The Christian Post. (Image: Pixabay)

The health department mandated that all schools from seventh to twelfth grade, including private schools, close for five weeks from Dec. 7 to Jan. 8. Comparable secular businesses, however, were permitted to remain open...

“Today’s order is a victory for families, for religious freedom, and for all those willing to courageously stand up against unnecessary and overreaching government orders,” said Aaron Baer, president of Citizens for Community Values. “Lucas County families have suffered plenty through this pandemic, and to unreasonably deny their children in-person education is unconscionable"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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