Today Liberty Counsel is filing a lawsuit on behalf of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Minnesota (CEF), the sponsor of Good News Clubs, against the Minneapolis Special School District No. 1 for unfairly denying equal inclusion in its promotion of after-school programs. CEF was an approved after-school program partner for five years without incident. On March 25, 2010, Assistant District General Counsel for the district, Amy Moore, sent a letter stating the reason was that CEF’s programming "included leading the children in prayer, teaching them that Jesus Christ is their savior, and studying Biblical passages."

The district allows many other after-school organizations to partner with it to provide services to the children and families, such as the Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. But now CEF and the children attending Good News Clubs are no longer allowed on the district’s buses. Christian viewpoints are constitutionally protected. Liberty Counsel is working to ensure that public schools provide equal access for Christian viewpoints and Christian clubs

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