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After School Satan
After School Satan is an after school program of The Satanic Temple (TST), a non-theistic United States organization based in Salem, Massachusetts, and is sponsored by Reason Alliance LTD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It was created as an alternative to Christian-based after-school groups, specifically at schools that host the Child Evangelism Fellowship's Good News Club. TST only starts a club when it is requested by a parent at a school where the Good News Club or similar organization is operating.
"We're like vampires," said June Everett, After School Satan Club Campaign Director. "We only go where we're invited." The program neither teaches about Satanism nor attempts to convert club-goers; it instead teaches about rationalism and scientific discovery. It is against the beliefs of The Satanic Temple to teach religious practice in schools. The Satanic Temple rejects supernatural beliefs and views Satan as a literary symbol of rebellion against authority, not as a supernatural entity.
In 2016, TST announced it was pursuing After School Satan Clubs in select cities where TST had congregations, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Pensacola, Tucson, Tacoma, Portland, Washington, D.C., Springfield, Missouri; and Taylorsville, Utah. Eventually, three clubs were formed, in Tacoma, Portland, and Taylorsville. According to Lilith Starr, founder of TST's Seattle chapter, the clubs struggled with funding issues and with finding volunteers. By the fall of 2017, former ASSC Campaign Director Chalice Blythe confirmed in an interview there were no active clubs.
In January 2022, ASSC began anew with the launching of three clubs, starting with one in Moline, Illinois. After meeting for two school years, the club received pushback from the Moline-Coal Valley Board of Education, which attempted to move the group off campus while allowing the Good News Club to remain. After four months of negotiations, it was agreed that the ASSC would stay on the elementary school campus where it had held its previous meetings. The club is now in its sixth year, has added a summer session, and runs year-round. The club focuses on science experiments, arts and crafts projects, and learning games. It also completes one community service project each year. The Moline club was originally designed for elementary school children, but as those students began bringing their younger and older siblings, club leaders adapted and now offer age-appropriate activities to all the attendees, who range in age from pre-Kindergarten to high school. The club reports having an enrollment of 23 children in its current year.
Blythe explained that during the initial running of the clubs during the 2016–17 school year, "After School Satan Club curriculum was only offered in school districts where local chapters of The Satanic Temple could manage and maintain them." With the 2022 relaunching, clubs were no longer overseen by TST congregation leaders, but by school parents.
Besides Moline, clubs are currently being operated in Ojai, California and Lebanon, Connecticut. The Ojai club also hosts a summer session.
Clubs previously met at schools in: Tehachapi, California; Cordova, Tennessee; San Clemente, California; Hellertown, Pennsylvania; Delta County, Colorado; Endwell, New York; Wilmington, Ohio; Eaton, Ohio; Chesapeake, Virginia; and Lebanon, Ohio. Some school districts have chosen to stop renting to any outside groups as a result of ASSC's request to use its facilities.
During the 2022 relaunch, besides clubs in Moline, Eaton, and Lebanon, Ohio, TST attempted to start a club in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. The Northern York School Board denied this request during a contentious board meeting, ostensibly because the Christian club that operated through a district elementary school met off campus during school hours, not on campus after dismissal, which ASSC wished to do. TST responded in the fall of 2022 by opening the Hellion Academy of Independent Learning (HAIL). It is identical to the ASSC except that it meets off-site during school hours. Besides Dillsburg, TST hosts a HAIL group in Bristol, Tennessee. A group previously met in Marysville, Ohio. TST also supports student-run High School Satan Clubs (HSSC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michigan City, Indiana. An HSSC previously met in Olathe, Kansas.
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After School Satan
After School Satan is an after school program of The Satanic Temple (TST), a non-theistic United States organization based in Salem, Massachusetts, and is sponsored by Reason Alliance LTD, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It was created as an alternative to Christian-based after-school groups, specifically at schools that host the Child Evangelism Fellowship's Good News Club. TST only starts a club when it is requested by a parent at a school where the Good News Club or similar organization is operating.
"We're like vampires," said June Everett, After School Satan Club Campaign Director. "We only go where we're invited." The program neither teaches about Satanism nor attempts to convert club-goers; it instead teaches about rationalism and scientific discovery. It is against the beliefs of The Satanic Temple to teach religious practice in schools. The Satanic Temple rejects supernatural beliefs and views Satan as a literary symbol of rebellion against authority, not as a supernatural entity.
In 2016, TST announced it was pursuing After School Satan Clubs in select cities where TST had congregations, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Pensacola, Tucson, Tacoma, Portland, Washington, D.C., Springfield, Missouri; and Taylorsville, Utah. Eventually, three clubs were formed, in Tacoma, Portland, and Taylorsville. According to Lilith Starr, founder of TST's Seattle chapter, the clubs struggled with funding issues and with finding volunteers. By the fall of 2017, former ASSC Campaign Director Chalice Blythe confirmed in an interview there were no active clubs.
In January 2022, ASSC began anew with the launching of three clubs, starting with one in Moline, Illinois. After meeting for two school years, the club received pushback from the Moline-Coal Valley Board of Education, which attempted to move the group off campus while allowing the Good News Club to remain. After four months of negotiations, it was agreed that the ASSC would stay on the elementary school campus where it had held its previous meetings. The club is now in its sixth year, has added a summer session, and runs year-round. The club focuses on science experiments, arts and crafts projects, and learning games. It also completes one community service project each year. The Moline club was originally designed for elementary school children, but as those students began bringing their younger and older siblings, club leaders adapted and now offer age-appropriate activities to all the attendees, who range in age from pre-Kindergarten to high school. The club reports having an enrollment of 23 children in its current year.
Blythe explained that during the initial running of the clubs during the 2016–17 school year, "After School Satan Club curriculum was only offered in school districts where local chapters of The Satanic Temple could manage and maintain them." With the 2022 relaunching, clubs were no longer overseen by TST congregation leaders, but by school parents.
Besides Moline, clubs are currently being operated in Ojai, California and Lebanon, Connecticut. The Ojai club also hosts a summer session.
Clubs previously met at schools in: Tehachapi, California; Cordova, Tennessee; San Clemente, California; Hellertown, Pennsylvania; Delta County, Colorado; Endwell, New York; Wilmington, Ohio; Eaton, Ohio; Chesapeake, Virginia; and Lebanon, Ohio. Some school districts have chosen to stop renting to any outside groups as a result of ASSC's request to use its facilities.
During the 2022 relaunch, besides clubs in Moline, Eaton, and Lebanon, Ohio, TST attempted to start a club in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. The Northern York School Board denied this request during a contentious board meeting, ostensibly because the Christian club that operated through a district elementary school met off campus during school hours, not on campus after dismissal, which ASSC wished to do. TST responded in the fall of 2022 by opening the Hellion Academy of Independent Learning (HAIL). It is identical to the ASSC except that it meets off-site during school hours. Besides Dillsburg, TST hosts a HAIL group in Bristol, Tennessee. A group previously met in Marysville, Ohio. TST also supports student-run High School Satan Clubs (HSSC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michigan City, Indiana. An HSSC previously met in Olathe, Kansas.