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The lawsuit claimed the program's requirement that providers accept any applicant regardless of sexual orientation violated schools' First Amendment rights.
null / Credit: ShutterstockCNA Staff, Jun 5, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Archdiocese of Denver Catholic preschools will now be allowed to participate in Colorado s universal preschool (UPK) program after a federal court ruled Tuesday that the state s decision to exclude Catholic preschools was unconstitutional.Two Catholic parishes with preschools, St. Mary Catholic Parish and St. Bernadette Catholic Parish, as well as a Catholic family and the Archdiocese of Denver asked the Denver federal court to stop the Department of Early Childhood from excluding them from the UPK program because they prioritize the admission of Catholic families and have religious expectations for teachers. "Because of the court s ruling, Colorado can no longer punish Catholic schools for caring about their students faith," Nick Reaves, counsel at Becket, told CNA. Becket is the religious liberty legal group that argued on behalf of the preschools in the case, St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.Both presc
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