Legal Opinion
Sechler v. State College Area School District
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 2000No. 4:CV-00-0508Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
On March 17, 2000, plaintiffs Jarrod Sechler and David Warren Saxe commenced this action with the filing of a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202. Sechler alleged that he was barred from participation in a volunteer lunchroom chaperon program at the State College Area High School because he is a “youth pastor” at a Christian church. Saxe complained that there were no Christian symbols displayed at a winter holiday program at the Corl Street Elementary School, while emblems of other religions were displayed. The High…
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