Tennessee Elementary School to Host After School Satan Club Amid Community Outrage

Despite backlash, the Memphis-Shelby county schools district plans to allow the club, citing legal obligations.

The After School Satan Club (ASSC), associated with the Satanic Temple, plans to establish a branch at Chimneyrock elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby county schools (MSCS) district.
The Satanic Temple, a nontheistic organization, uses Satan as a symbol of free will, humanism, and anti-authoritarianism, and does not attempt to convert children to any religious ideology.
Community members, including parents and faith leaders, have expressed outrage at the news, with district board chair Althea E Greene stating that 'Satan has no room in this district.'
Despite the backlash, MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams has said there are no plans to prevent the club from operating in the district, citing legal obligations.
The club is set to begin meeting on January 10 in the school's library and run through the spring semester.