The Grand Rapids area district says the Pregnancy Resource Center should not have handed out religious materials to ninth-graders, The Grand Rapids Press reported yesterday.
"We've discontinued our relationship with the Pregnancy Resource Center immediately," Kenowa Hills Superintendent Jim Gillette said. "If you are teaching some form of religion that's highly inappropriate and not within the bounds of the law."
The handout includes a Bible verse, Proverbs 5:18-19, that reads: " ... may you rejoice in the wife of your youth ... may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love."
"We find this offensive and inappropriate for high school freshmen," Gillette said.
The 3-year-old program, offered for the first time this year at Kenowa Hills, was approved by the district's heath committee, who say they were not aware of its religious content.
Kurt Dillinger, director of The Pregnancy Resource Center, said the Center has always been open about its Christian beliefs. "Our country was founded on (religious freedom)," he said.
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