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Colorado officials leading the state’s new universal preschool program originally planned to ban religious lessons and activities during state-funded class time. Not anymore.
Enrolling preschoolers from LGBTQ families would conflict with the religious beliefs and obligations of Catholic preschools, attorneys for two Denver-area Catholic parishes said Tuesday as the trial began in a lawsuit challenging the nondiscrimination rules in Colorado’s universal preschool program.
A federal judge ruled that Colorado cannot remove a Christian school in Buena Vista from its universal preschool program, even though the school’s policies seem to conflict with the state’s anti-discrimination law and program requirements.
When teacher Corrie Haynes asked the preschoolers gathered on the green rug in front of her what sin is, a little boy answered confidently: “All the bad things we do.”
Federal judge hears case filed by Christian preschool against Colorado’s Universal Preschool program
DENVER — A federal lawsuit against Colorado’s Universal Preschool (UPK) Program made its way before a judge on Thursday.
Can a Christian preschool that wants to participate in Colorado’s taxpayer-funded universal preschool require that its employees hold certain religious beliefs?