2024/09/19 14:13

While the conversation has been quiet, this has been intentional to just allow the issue to settle and go quiet.

This week, a potent FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request for specific documents was submitted to the Eaton Community School district office. This is the starting point for putting into motion an interesting and powerful strategy that leaves little room for defensibility by the Board and Superintendent, who have very real personal liability exposure.

We are asking for potential volunteers who would be willing to participate in this strategy, which is not yet a court case filing. This would require no actual effort on anyone's part except to sign and deliver a specific letter to the Board.

If you are interested in assisting, or know anyone who would, please put them into contact with Michael Hiles hilesfiles@gmail.

Thank you

2024/07/12 19:38

Welcome to the Eleutheria Project, an initiative dedicated to promoting and enforcing liberty and religious freedom within the Eaton Community School District (ECS).

Named after the Greek word for liberty (ἐλευθερία), Eleutheria aims to expose the conflict between Eaton Community School's persistent rejection of the Christian-based LifeWise Academy Eaton program under the district's own Board Policy 5223, while also simultaneously implementing the Second Step curriculum.

Second Step was selected as a curriculum to meet the requirements of Ohio House Bill 85, also known as “Erin’s Law,” which was originally intended as a pathway for schools to educate students in grades K-12 about the dangers of sexual abuse and about sexual violence prevention in an age-appropriate manner. ECS uses taxpayer dollars to fund the licensing of this program from a private entity that developed the it as a Mindfulness Based Social Emotional Learning (MBSEL) program, which at the core is rooted squarely in Buddhist principles and values.

Not only is this a direct, flagrant violation of the “establishment clause” of the 1st Amendment, but is a further violation of the “free exercise” clause by denying Christian families a “during school hours” alternative ideology that aligns with their own faith, even though the LifeWise Academy program fully meets the requirements and tests established by the Supreme Court under Zorach v. Clauson, and multiple lower court rulings — whereas Second Step clearly does not.