ACLU sues to stop graduations at church

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The ACLU of Connecticut says it has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the Enfield school district from holding its high school graduations at a Bloomfield megachurch.

The ACLU alleges in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that it's an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion for Enfield to hold graduations for both Enfield and Enrico Fermi high schools at The First Cathedral church.

An attorney representing Enfield, Vincent McCarthy of the American Center for Law and Justice, says most of the lawsuit's allegations are false and church leaders are willing to cover up the building's few overtly religious symbols.

Enfield's school board voted last month to continue holding graduations at the church, which officials say is cheaper than holding the ceremonies in town.