Cherokee board votes to keep graduation at church
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- Published: 28 January 2011
Canton, Georgia (AP) January 2011
The Cherokee County school board has voted to keep graduation ceremonies at a local mega-church despite protests from a Washington-based organization.
The board voted last week before a packed audience to continue to use the First Baptist Church of Woodstocks 5,000-seat auditorium. The district has used the church since 2005, but this year the Americans United for Separation of Church and State asked the district to move the event.
District officials say the church only costs $2,000 to rent, compared to the $40,000 similarly sized places charge.
The Cherokee County school board has voted to keep graduation ceremonies at a local mega-church despite protests from a Washington-based organization.
The board voted last week before a packed audience to continue to use the First Baptist Church of Woodstocks 5,000-seat auditorium. The district has used the church since 2005, but this year the Americans United for Separation of Church and State asked the district to move the event.
District officials say the church only costs $2,000 to rent, compared to the $40,000 similarly sized places charge.