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Jesus Portrait Stays in Jackson School
Wednesday, February 13, 2013    
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The board of education is defying ACLU order to take portrait down in their middle school

(AP) An Ohio school district will keep a portrait of Jesus hanging in the school building where it's been 65 years, saying it is protecting students' free speech rights.

The Jackson City Schools Board voted 4-0 Tuesday night to keep the painting up at Jackson Middle School despite a federal lawsuit that contends the portrait unconstitutionally promotes religion in a public school.

After huddling with attorneys in closed session the board said the portrait belongs to the student group that put it up, the Hi-Y club. It says it will allow other student clubs to hang portraits appropriate to their organizations.