A teenage girl discussed moon cycles, burning incense, and casting spells.
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She signed off, “That’s all for today, Warriors. Have a wicked Wednesday.”
Read plainly, the segment taught students occult ritual as a classroom broadcast.
That fact alone should alarm parents. It should also prompt a question about the school’s judgment.
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Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal group in nearby Maitland, Florida, challenged the district.
It demanded either time for a biblical response or an opt-out for Christian students. Ultimately, Christians were permitted to opt out.
On Sept. 23, West Orange Public Schools canceled the program completely.
The timing matters. The cancellation followed a legal demand aimed at protecting Christian students’ rights.
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Given that context, the program’s abrupt end after Liberty Counsel’s intervention is revealing.
Its quick cancellation makes only one reasonable conclusion: The broadcast could only succeed if it could lead young people astray.
Once access to Christians was removed, the show lost its purpose.
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In Winter Garden, the school allowed a program to go the extra mile by attempting to come between kids and their faith.
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