Lake County is facing a lawsuit once again for its handling of school clubs. Last school year they were sued over their attempts to keep a gay straight alliance out of the school.

Now Fellowship of Christian Athletes says it is being discriminated against.

As students filed out of Mt. Dora High School Monday, announcements beckoned over the loud speaker promoting upcoming events and meetings for school clubs.

But the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a faith-based group challenging athletes to make a positive impact in the community, say they’ve been excluded from announcements, the yearbook, and virtually every other school publication or website.

“All other clubs are allowed to do this, but FCA is not allowed to do so at Mt. Dora High School. That’s discrimination and that’s illegal,” said Steven Guschov, Engagement Director for Liberty Counsel.

Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit Friday against the school and the district, saying complaints about treatment since 2009 have fallen on deaf ears.

That happens to be the same time Jerry Buell took over as supervisor of the group. The Mt. Dora High teacher made headlines back in 2011 when he was suspended for comments made on his Facebook page about gay marriage.

Lake County School District isn’t commenting on the suit. The suit names Buell and four students as plaintiffs. In addition to equal access, Buell is also seeking $3,000 in damages. That's money he said he should have been paid as faculty advisor of the club.

School Board policies break up groups into three categories, curricular, co-curricular and non-curricular. Fellowship of Christian Athletes falls into the last category, and under board policy they would therefore only get equal access to similar clubs, not the same access as co-curricular groups like Future Farmers of America for example.

“The Supreme Court has said loud and clear any non-curricular club such as FCA must have the same type of access as any other type of club, non-curricular or curricular, in a public high school," Guschov said.

“If you try to speak a Christian view it sounds like it’s not allowed in public anymore," said Mt. Dora High parent James Hunt. "Because we are the only ones who aren’t allowed to offend people.”

“There’s always three sides to every story, there side, this side and the truth," Mt. Dora High parent Todd Voss said. "I don’t know time will tell who’s really right and who’s wrong.”