Olathe School District this month approved a “Satan Club” after the club application “met the criteria.”
Parents and students were outraged by the approval of the “Satan Club” but Olathe Public Schools said it approved the club because it is protected under the First Amendment.
Fox 4 Kansas City reported:
Despite a petition against it, a “Satan Club” has been approved by the Olathe School District.
An Olathe Public Schools spokesperson stated, “the club application met the criteria to establish a student-initiated club and is now recognized as a student-initiated club at Olathe Northwest High School.”
In mid-December, the Olathe School District confirmed that a student had applied to develop a “High School Satan Club.”
There were some mixed reactions from parents, some expressed concern while others thought it was a justifiable right.
A student began an online petition called, “Stop The Satan Worship Club at Olathe Northwest.” By the evening of Dec. 18, it garnered over 6,800 signatures; now that number is over 7,500.
The school district has a criteria that the club had to pass before the application would be approved.
After school Satan Clubs have been popping up all over the country in the last several years.
Parents have protested the after-school Satan clubs at elementary schools but the Satanic Temple has won many times in federal court.