A group of Christian high schools has sued the state over continued COVID-19 restrictions, including the ban on in-person learning.
The lawsuit claims the restrictions violate religious freedom rights.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended its restrictions through December 20th. The restrictions include limiting high school classes to remote, on-line instruction. The department says restoring in-person classes is a high priority once the spread of the coronavirus is under control.
Brian Broderick is with The Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools. It represents 400 religious schools with roughly 90 thousand students. He says being at school is an essential part of faith-based learning.
“You’re sharing the faith with everybody. You have people that are at the school who are modeling the faith for you.”
Broderick says the restrictions don’t make sense as the state allows retail shopping, many personal services and school and professional sports events to go ahead.
