Michigan school district seeks chief with ‘strong Christian background’ — until ACLU notices

[DonViejo]

A consultant hired by a northern Michigan school district apologized for seeking superintendent candidates with a Christian religious perspective.

The ACLU wrote a letter Tuesday urging McBain Rural Agricultural Schools to change the wording in its search for a new superintendent who had “a strong Christian background and philosophy,” reported MLive.

“Our Constitution wisely requires public schools to remain neutral in matters of religion,” wrote Dan Korobkin, legal director of the ACLU of Michigan. “When a school favors one religion over another, or religion over non-religion, students and teachers who do not subscribe to the favored religion are made to feel like they do not belong.”

ACLU officials said they were “distressed” that school administrators and staffers must have read the job description before it was posted.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They'll get one anyhow - they'll just be sneakier about how they do it.