In Palmdale, California, a seven-year-old boy in first grade at Desert Rose Elementary was reprimanded for bringing printed Bible verses to the lunchroom during school hours. His mother had been sending him to school each day with Bible verses packed inside his lunchbox. The boy would share these verses with other classmates. A deputy sheriff visited the home of the 1st grader and told him that he was not allowed to do that, citing separation of church and state as a justification for shutting him down.
