A federal court has ruled that the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) must allow a Christian after-school program the same access to school facilities as other non-religious groups.

The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., grants a preliminary injunction in favor of the Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) and its Good News Clubs, which had been denied access to four district campuses.

The decision comes after CEF, represented by the legal organization Liberty Counsel, filed suit in December 2024, arguing the district had engaged in religious discrimination. According to court documents, school officials had delayed or denied CEF's applications over a two-year period, claiming lack of space, failure to approve community partnership applications, and direct obje

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