Debate over graduations at Elmbrook church reaches federal court

CREATED Feb. 9, 2012

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CHICAGO - A federal panel of judges in Chicago was to hear arguments about where the Elmbrook School District should hold high school graduation ceremonies.

A group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a lawsuit demanding the Brookfield Central and Brookfield East High Schools move their graduation ceremonies.

They have been held for years at Elmbrook Church.

The group claims it's a clear violation of church and state.

Elmbrook school officials have said in the past that their graduation ceremonies are solely secular.