Chapel or "quiet room?" Kentucky high school reopens space

April 27, 2001
Residents have pressured a Kentucky high school to reopen a chapel in the building, raising the ire of civil liberties groups who say it blurs the constitutional

Residents have pressured a Kentucky high school to reopen a chapel in the building, raising the ire of civil liberties groups who say it blurs the constitutional separation of church and state. The Cumberland High School chapel was closed earlier this month after the American Civil Liberties Union questioned its constitutionality. It has reopened under pressure from local residents.

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