OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha elementary school where a principal was asked to step down after banning Christmas symbols is now facing another religious expression conflict over its yearbook.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that Manchester Elementary School recently printed its yearbook with cover art featuring words of virtue and inspiration, including “faith.” The words were arranged in the shape of a cross.
Kara Perchal is the spokeswoman for Elkhorn Public Schools. She says leaders of the school’s parent-teacher organization, which is responsible for producing the yearbook, learned of the Christian symbol on the cover after the books were printed.
It’s unclear who designed the cover or who approved its printing. PTO leaders later reprinted the book without the cross.
The issue comes after a conservative Christian group threatened legal action over a decision by the school’s former principal last winter to ban Christmas and holiday symbols.