MOUNT VERNON — Applause broke out Tuesday at Centennial Elementary School as Principal Erwin Stroosma said the Satanic Temple of Seattle had withdrawn its request for the “After School Satan Club” at the school.
“It’s a relief to everybody in this room,” Stroosma said at a community meeting held in the school’s cafeteria.
Satanic Temple of Seattle chapter head Lilith Starr said the temple was told by the Mount Vernon School District that because of district-sponsored after-school activities at the school, there was no space for the temple to rent until several hours after school let out.
“We have our own school activities and that includes our own after-school program,” Stroosma said. “When that kind of stuff is going on, we don’t allow other organizations to rent the facility.”
