The Peoria Unified School District has spent more than $200,000 defending a lawsuit brought by a school board member over quoting the Bible at public meetings.
Attorneys for the now board president say she won the case.
Heather Rooks sued her own district claiming it was censoring her practice of quoting the Bible during time for making general comments at public meetings.
But a federal judge said Rooks was given legal advice warning of liability that could come from her actions.
At first, her attorneys promised to appeal. Now they say she essentially won already because the district won’t stop her from quoting the Bible.
A district spokesperson says Rooks has resumed at some meetings.
The lawsuit has cost the district roughly $218,000 in legal fees, according to a public records request.
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