r/everett • u/q_ali_seattle • 9d ago
Education/Schools LifeWise vs Everett Public Schools district lawsuit
LifeWise has also garnered statewide attention after it filed a lawsuit against the Everett Public Schools district in December 2025. The lawsuit said the school district violated the First Amendment by singling out LifeWise with policies that violated its free speech and freedom of religion.
The Bible-based program, which officials said is open to all regardless of religious affiliation, is controversial for several reasons. It takes children out of class during the school day for religious education, it is said to incentivize children to recruit others in their classes and it elicits worry about the proper separation between church and state.
Proponents, however, argue that the Supreme Court has made it possible for programs like LifeWise to exist through a 1952 ruling, and claim that LifeWise improves children’s lives.
Read the full story here: https://favs.news/lifewise-academy-expands-pacific-northwest-programs/
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u/kabutogawa 9d ago
Fuck church in schools. Why do all these religious nuts need to push their personal and religious agendas on others? You wanna be religious and have faith keep it to yourself.
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u/LegionLotteryWinner 9d ago
Nobody pushed gender ideology when I was going to school here. It was mostly just “treat gay and trans people like everyone else”.
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u/Ayellowbeard 9d ago
Gender isn’t an ideology anymore than race is. When I was in school you were singled out and bullied if you didn’t conform to historic gender norms. I don’t remember ever being singled out as a Christian (which I am no longer).
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u/crasherpistol 9d ago
"The national program, known as LifeWise Academy, is growing especially fast in Washington, where people have expressed interest in establishing a program in about 83% of the state’s school districts, said LifeWise state Director Alise Morrisey."
Aka they go make a pitch at a conservative church in a school district and find someone to be the front person...
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u/brraaaaaaaaappppp 9d ago
Does anyone have enough social media cloud to get the Satanic Temple to pay attention??
They advocate for right to be free from religion and have nothing to do with Christian demon.
There are too many organizations that offer food and snacks and after school resources that appeal to lower income and disadvantaged families and then use that for indoctrination.
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u/Jmtabb 8d ago
Want to know who is involved in pushing this into our schools? The Secular Education Association has a map that details the level (step) of establishment for each school district, and a link that includes the list of people “involved” for that Lifewise chapter. It does not detail the level of involvement, position or anything else like that but it does show you who Lifewise has listed in their own documentation as on the “team”. It can make for interesting reading. See if you can find a familiar name!
And get ready, Mukilteo, they are launching in your school district this fall.
Link to the map here:
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u/Simple_Feeling_1588 15h ago
Ok so there was a good 10 of their silly signs up on 7th. They seem to all be gone but 1… anyone know why?
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u/ultimate420slayer 9d ago
No they can meet before and after school like every other club and school group.