JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — A southern Ohio school district hasagreed to take down a painting of Jesus
amid a legal challenge claimingthat it’s an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity.JacksonCity Schools
Superintendent Phil Howard said the decision to remove theportrait from a school hallway came because the
district could end uppaying significant legal fees and costs if it lost the lawsuit broughtby two parents
and a student.American Civil Liberties Union ofOhio spokesman Nick Worner told The Columbus
Dispatch(http://bit.ly/Z7dp5r) that the district voluntarily agreed to removethe Jesus portrait during a
U.S. District Court hearing Tuesday inColumbus.School officials say the portrait, which has hung inschool
hallways since 1947, is owned by a Christian-based student cluband represents private speech.___Information
from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The Associated
Press.JACKSON, Ohio (AP) — A southern Ohio school district hasagreed to take down a painting of Jesus amid a
legal challenge claimingthat it’s an unconstitutional endorsement of Christianity.JacksonCity Schools
Superintendent Phil Howard said the decision to remove theportrait from a school hallway came because the
district could end uppaying significant legal fees and costs if it lost the lawsuit broughtby two parents
and a student.American Civil Liberties Union ofOhio spokesman Nick Worner told The Columbus
Dispatch(http://bit.ly/Z7dp5r) that the district voluntarily agreed to removethe Jesus portrait during a
U.S. District Court hearing Tuesday inColumbus.School officials say the portrait, which has hung inschool
hallways since 1947, is owned by a Christian-based student cluband represents private speech.___Information
from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The Associated
Press.