HELLERTOWN, Pa. — In a victory for free speech and religious liberty, The Satanic Temple, Inc. (TST) has reached a settlement with the Saucon Valley School District in a lawsuit alleging that district officials improperly blocked TST’s After School Satan Club (ASSC) from meeting in school facilities. The settlement comes approximately six months after a federal court ordered the school district to allow the ASSC to convene at the Saucon Valley Middle School, ruling that the district had likely violated the First Amendment when it prevented students and families from gathering on school grounds in connection with the TST-sponsored club.

Under the settlement, the district must give TST and the ASSC the same access to school facilities that other comparable organizations receive. The agreement also prohibits the district from retaliating against TST, the ASSC, their volunteers, and their members based on their viewpoint or “the exercise of their First Amendment rights.” The district has agreed to pay $200,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to TST’s attorneys.