By Paul Goldfinger
167 individuals participated in our poll which raised this question: “If sued regarding the Neptune High School graduation venue, should the Neptune Township Board of Education spend the money to fight the ACLU in court?”
49% said “yes”, 44% said “no”, and 7% said “don’t know or don’t care”.
It should be pointed out that our opinion poll was, we believe, taken mostly by Ocean Grovers, although we have no direct data as to who was voting.
This result should be compared to the sentiment at the open meeting which was held by the Board of Ed at Neptune High School six days ago, where everyone who spoke seemed to want the Board to fight for the planned graduation at the GA. The superintendent of schools said at that meeting that the board would find the funds, if necessary, to contest a suit brought by the ACLU. It should be noted that no suit has been brought so far.
One commenter on this blog said that the Alliance Defense Fund “will likely take the case pro bono,” but we have heard no confirmation of that.
Other commenters thought that we should have pictured the GA with the electric flag covering the cross. So here are two views of the GA facing the audience. (Photos by Paul Goldfinger)
GA during the choir festival---a religious event
GA as it appears during secular events