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Satanic Temple To Receive $200K From Northampton County School District: ACLU Satanic Temple To Receive $200K From Northampton County School District: ACLU
Satanic Temple To Receive $200K From Northampton County School District: ACLU (Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the school district.) The Saucon Valley School District has agreed to pay $200,000 in attorney's fees to The Satanic Temple, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.  The Salem, Massachusetts-based Temple had filed suit against SVSD early this year after administrators blocked the group from sponsoring an "After School Satan Club" at Saucon Valley Middle School.  Under the settlement inked this week, the district will give the club "the same access to school facilities that other comparable organizations receive," said…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
After School Satan Club Can Meet In Saucon Valley, Federal Judge Rules After School Satan Club Can Meet In Saucon Valley, Federal Judge Rules
After School Satan Club Can Meet In Saucon Valley, Federal Judge Rules Saucon Valley School District in Northampton County must allow the "After School Satan Club" to meet on campus, a federal judge decided in a ruling dated Monday, May 1.  The controversial club will be allowed to meet on school grounds, though district officials will not be required to distribute their permission slips, US District Court Judge John M. Gallagher ruled in a preliminary injunction.  The After School Satan Club, sponsored by the Salem, Massachusetts-based Satanic Temple (TST), garnered controversy in February when its flyers made the rounds on local social media.  The flyer…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NC Man Vowed To 'Shoot Everybody' At PA Middle School With 'Satan Club': DA NC Man Vowed To 'Shoot Everybody' At PA Middle School With 'Satan Club': DA
NC Man Vowed To 'Shoot Everybody' At PA Middle School With 'Satan Club': DA The violent threats that closed a Lehigh Valley middle school last week came from a North Carolina man who was upset about an "After School Satan Club," says Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck. Saucon Valley School District in Hellertown canceled all afterschool activities Tuesday, Feb. 21, and kept every school closed on Wednesday, Feb., after administrators learned of an unspecified "violent threat," district officials said on Facebook last week.  Posted by Saucon Valley School District on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Now, in a statement on Tuesday, Feb. 28, DA Houck say…

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by Mac Bullock
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Satan Club After School Program Coming To PA District Satan Club After School Program Coming To PA District
Satan Club After School Program Coming To PA District The Satanic Temple is coming to a Pennsylvania school district. In York County, the directors of the Northern York County School District addressed their approval of the Satanic Temple to use their facilities, stating that “the use of (their) school facilities must be permitted without discrimination.” The event will happen on Saturday, Sept. 24, reportedly at Northern High School in Dillsburg. It is a back-to-school night for the After School Satan Club, according to FOX 43. “At its (latest meeting, ”the Board approved an application by the Satanic Temple to use our facility as we were r…

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by Zak Failla