The principal of Bullitt Central High School decided not to allow local ministers to come into the schools' cafeteria and eat with the students - something that outraged Ronald Shaver, senior pastor of Little Flock Ministry Center. Shaver believes that he deserves to have access to other people's children during school hours when those students are required by law to be at school and are unable to leave. Why? Who knows - but he's making a big fuss over this "right."

Tonia Holbrook writes for The Courier-Journal:

At the school board's Feb. 17 meeting, about 1,000 Little Flock supporters converged on Bullitt Central High School's auditorium, but about half were turned away because the room had reached its capacity. The ministers contended that they had been eating lunches in public school cafeterias with students for about 17 years and not discussing religion. Farris said logs from the two schools dating as far back as 1997 reflected no such visits from the pastors prior to Jan. 2, 2003.

The board took no action at that meeting - meaning Eberbaugh's decision stood. It now is considering a policy change that would allow only parents, grandparents and legal guardians to have access to students during school hours, and is expected to vote on that change at its April 20 meeting.

Religious leaders have no right to access to other people's children during school hours. If they really want to talk to these kids, then they should get off their butts and start going door-to-door and ask the parents for permission. If they get permission, fine - if not, then they should shake off the dust under their feet and depart, moving along to the next house.

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