 In January 2014, the ACLU filed suit against the Sabine Parish School Board, Superintendent Sara Ebarb, Principal Gene Wright and teacher Rita Roark of Negreet High School, alleging officials at one of its schools harassed a sixth-grader because of his Buddhist faith and that the district routinely pushes Christian beliefs upon their students.Andrew Cohen of "The Atlantic" stated that if the accusations are true, the district would have no legal defense.He added that the school and district administration would be "converting a public school into a Christian school in flagrant violation of the law."