A school board member in has filed a lawsuit alleging that rules prohibiting her from reciting Bible passages at official meetings are a violation of her free speech rights.Heather Rooks, an elected member of the Peoria Unified School District Governing Board, sued the district itself in the lawsuit filed in Arizona federal court last week. According to the complaint, Rooks had taken to reciting a Bible verse during the portion of the meeting where members can offer comments of their choosing, as means to 'fortify herself to perform her official duties'.
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