11 Families File Suit Over Christian Assembly at W.Va. High School

Huntington High School
Huntington High School senior Max Nibert holds signs he plans to use during a student walkout at the school in Huntington, W.Va. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. The protest follows an evangelistic Christian revival assembly last week that some students at Huntington High were mandated by teachers to attend – a violation of students’ civil rights, Nibert says. (AP Photo/Leah M. Willingham)

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On Facebook, Nibert describes “a pattern of religion-related ‘mistakes’ in this county’s school system for several years.” He also writes that “Nik Walker and his ministry are not immune to fault,” calling the evangelist’s sermons “manipulative” and “entirely inappropriate for young, impressionable people.” Nibert, who insists he’s “not some anti-Christian heathen,” also calls out the anonymous person who recently sent him “racist” evangelism literature.

FFRF Co-President Dan Barker calls the families involved with the lawsuit “champions of the First Amendment” and expresses admiration for students and parents who are “standing up for our secular schools and for student rights of conscience.”

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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