A post about an After School Satan Club being supported by the Ilinois School District has popping up in my FB feed lately. It appears that the story started getting posted to social media in January. USA Today fact checked the story and this is what they ascertained:
“USA TODAY confirmed the flyer was authentic and that Jane Addams Elementary School did recently agree to allow an After School Satan Club to operate there.
USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook posters.
The idea behind After School Satan Clubs
While many online seemed shocked that such a club could exist, After School Satan Clubs have existed for years. In 2016, the Washington Post reported that the Satanic Temple was planning After School Satan Clubs in public schools across the country, from New York to Arizona. Later that same year, the Los Angeles Times reported about a similar effort to form clubs in Washington state. “
Read the whole article – which was also posted back in Januaary
