"(The school) was excluded from a Missouri program that provides grants to purchase rubberized surface material (made of recycled tires) for childrenâ??s playgrounds," reads a description from the firm. "Although the state highly ranked the center as qualified for the program, it denied the centerâ??s application solely because a church runs the daycare."
The battle started in 2012 when Trinity Lutheran Church Child Learning Center applied for a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The government body offers the "Playground Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant Program," an effort to offer grants for playground materials.
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