Eastern Carver County Schools will no longer host graduations at a nearby megachurch after lawyers advising the district said it faced "considerable risk of litigation" if it kept holding commencement ceremonies there. The change comes after a student petition caught the attention of a pair of national advocacy organizations — Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Lawyers advising the school district, which enrolls about 9,300 students, noted letters from those groups in their recommendation to school leaders. The church removed religious iconography from its auditorium for the ceremonies, but in a note to district leaders, attorneys Greg Madsen and Shannon Smith said the school system faced heightened odds of lawsuits because of the discomfort expressed by some community members and the attention the rental agreement has garnered over the last year. Read more at the link in our bio. Story by Eder Campuzano. #minnesota