Jehovah's Witness sues school district over Valentine's Day party

A 56-year-old Detroit woman is suing the district for discrimination claiming they ordered her to throw a Valentine's Day party even though it was against her religion as a Jehovah's Witness.

Yvonne Lemmons had been a fourth-grade teacher at MacArthur University Academy for 10 years before any issues arose due to her religion, which forbids the celebration of Valentine's Day due to its pagan origins.

"She's really a good woman devoted to teaching students," said Kathy Bogas, Lemmons' Bingham Farms-based attorney. "Her abilities were never questioned until she challenged this directive."

On Feb. 12, 2014, the school's principal asked Lemmons to organize a Valentine's Day party, the suit claims.

Lemmons told the principal that "her faith prohibits the observance of St. Valentine's Day and her requested organization of a party celebrating same would violate the tenet of her religion

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