Amy Coney Barrett was on the board of a private Christian school that once tried to ban children of same-sex parents

  • Date: 22-Oct-2020
  • Source: Business Insider
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Middle East
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Amy Coney Barrett was on the board of a private Christian school that once tried to ban children of same-sex parents

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett attends the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 13, 2020.







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Amy Coney Barrett was on the board of trustees for Trinity School Inc. from 2015 to 2017. 

The school, which has campuses in Indiana, Minnesota, and Virginia, is part of People of Praise, a religious group Barrett is a member of. 

In interviews with Associated Press, former People of Praise members, as well as former students and employees of Trinity School Inc, said the organization discriminated against the LGBTQ community. 

In 2014, the school only allowed children