Homer Brink Elementary School parents raised concerns after flyers promoting a “Satan Club” were sent home Thursday, prompting an explanation from the Maine-Endwell Central School District.
MECSD superintendent Jason Van Fossen sent a letter to parents and community members Friday with the district’s reasoning for the afterschool club.
“The Maine-Endwell Central School District allows citizens of the school district the use of school facilities whenever such use does not conflict with the needs of the children or with New York State laws,” the letter read.
The letter also states the district does not endorse the club and the district approved the afterschool meetings after the external organization followed all of the required rules in requesting the use of Homer Brink.
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What is the After School Satan Club?
According to photos of the flyer shared on Facebook, the “After School Satan Club,” or ASSC, is organized by The Satanic Temple, and Reason Alliance and is taught by “volunteer teachers who live in the community, have passed extensive criminal background checks, and are looking forward to engaging your children in a variety of fun activities centered around The Seven Fundamental Tenets.”
It states students will have the chance to partake in science and community service projects, nature activities and arts and crafts, and children will learn benevolence and empathy, critical thinking and creative expression.
The flyers also state the club will not attempt to convert participants to any religious ideology but supports children to think for themselves.
According to an article by CBN News, ASSCs schedule meetings at districts that have previously approved Christian-based “Good News Clubs.”…
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