Student Who Was Banned From Reading Bible During Free Reading Now Suing School A Florida boy and his father are fighting back against the Broward County School District, who banned the student from reading his Bible during free-reading time at school. Although the Broward County School District claims the action was a misunderstanding, Giovanni Rubeo and his father believe that they have evidence that tells a different story. They have now hired a legal firm called the Liberty Institute to help defend the boys constitutional rights. According to a summary from the Liberty Institute, the 5th grader was ordered to stop reading his Bible during free reading, and to place the book on his teachers desk instead. The teacher then left a voicemail for Giovannis father, during which she said that these books were not allowed in her classroom. When Paul Rubeo reached out to the school administration for help, he received a short response that brushed the issue aside. The Liberty Institute is now demanding a written apology to the Rubeo family within 10 days, as well as restoration of the rights of the children attending school in the Broward School District. 