Judge orders Oakland schools to allow Christian after

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A federal judge has ordered the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to give equal access to facilities for a Christian after-school program after the district repeatedly denied the group space on its campuses.

The case was brought by Child Evangelism Fellowship of NorCal, Inc. (CEF), which sponsors Good News Clubs — weekly programs that provide Bible lessons, songs, and activities for children, free of charge and with parental permission. CEF alleged that OUSD refused access to four school campuses over a two-year period.

On Aug. 15, 2025, U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. issued a preliminary injunction requiring OUSD to allow Good News Clubs the same access as secular after-school groups. The judge found th