A legal group is fighting to restore an off-site Bible class in Michigan after it was canceled by a school district due to complaints from a secular group.

The law office of Rickard, Denney, Garno & Associates, which is affiliated with the religious liberties organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), is calling on Fremont Public Schools to restore the Bible Release Time program, which has been offered to students for about 10 years.

The Fremont Wesleyan Church has been conducting the optional 45-minute class each month for fourth-grade students at Daisy Brook Elementary School during the noon hour. Parents are required to sign a written permission form before their children could attend the classes.

However, the Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists (MACRA) had complained to the school district about the Bible classes, saying it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by unlawfully promoting Christianity.

Attorney Timothy Denny argued that the school district’s decision to cancel the program violated federal and state law, and he urged the officials to reinstate the classes immediately.

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