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After 5-Year-Old Identifies Florida School Employee, School Begins
Thorough Investigation Into "Wrong" Prayer
OVIEDO, Fla., April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the
Perez family met with officials from Carillon Elementary School,
regarding an incident that involved a school official telling their
daughter that her lunchtime prayer was "wrong." During the meeting,
Miss Perez recounted the situation in its entirety to the principal
and an attorney with the school and re-enacted the prayer in the
lunchroom. In addition, at the request of school officials, Miss
Perez participated in a line-up of possible suspects, and school
officials asked her to identify the exact person who told her praying
was wrong. She positively identified that individual. School
officials are now opening a full investigation.
"We are grateful that Carillon Elementary School is now taking this
matter seriously and conducting a thorough investigation," said Jeremy
Dys, senior counsel to Liberty Institute. "We hope that, at the
conclusion of this investigation, school officials will apologize for
this clear violation of the Perez family's religious liberty and begin
to restore the trust of the community."
Marcos Perez said, "My goal throughout this process has been to defend
my daughter's religious liberty. I am thankful that the school now
believes that something clearly happened when my daughter attempted to
say Grace, and are taking swift action to correct the situation."
About Liberty Institute Liberty Institute is a national nonprofit
legal group dedicated to defending and restoring religious liberty
across America - in our schools, for our churches, inside our military
and throughout the public arena. Liberty's vision is to reestablish
religious liberty in accordance with the principles of our Founding
Fathers. For information, visit www.LibertyInstitute.org.
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