Source: State Port Pilot

http://www.stateportpilot.com/stories/bibles0419.htm

On April 19, 2006 the State Port Pilot reported, "The Brunswick County Board of Education may have acted on faith earlier this month by moving forward with a policy to allow religious groups to hand out scripture to high school students. But leaders of two politically active civil rights groups believe the board has committed something akin to legal blasphemy. During a meeting earlier this month, a divided school board disregarded board attorney Joseph Causey’s advice and adopted the first draft of a religion in schools policy that could potentially give the board the right to pick and choose which faiths can be allowed in county high schools. Board members Ray Gilbert, Jimmy Hobbs and board vice-chair Shirley Babson voted in favor of the policy; chair Scott Milligan and member Willie Gore voted against. Before final approval of the policy is considered in May, both Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina, and Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, hope board members know if they open the door to religious groups, they may also open the school district up to lengthy and costly legal battles."