Heather Rooks will also appeal the ruling that her free speech rights were not violated when the district advised her to stop ...

Soon after joining the board in 2023, Rooks began reciting Bible verses during a part of school board meetings reserved for ...

Rooks continued to recite Bible verses from the dais, and in June, Peoria Unified received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation urging the district's administration to stop its ...

Rooks then stopped reciting Bible verses during meetings and sued the district in September 2023, claiming her freedom of speech and free exercise of religion were being curtailed. Last week ...