Public Schools Will Be Open for Worship by M. H. Saul - Article Example

Religious institutions used to use the public school buildings for religious services during non-working days. Allowing religious services on schools would identify schools with Christianity which is usually practiced on Sundays. In 1995, the city was sued by the Bronx Household of Faith for the policy, arguing for the protection of religious freedom that was supposedly violated by the prevailing policy. While the church generally holds services in the Public School 15 on the Bronx, it has constructed a new community space for worshipping in the vicinity.

In 1998, the church lost the lawsuit but won space inside the school temporarily in the year 2002 when the city was stopped from enforcing the ban by a federal judge. The church wins in the District Court in 2012, but the decision was overruled by the Second Circuit. Despite the fact that the mayors' decision is against the school's Chancellors previous public statements, many people approve of the mayor's decision as it gives more freedom to the religious organizations in the city.