Editing The Satanic Temple (section)

=== Protect Children Project ===
Launched by the Satanic Temple in the spring of 2014, the Protect Children Project aims to offer "[[First Amendment]] protection to support children who may be at risk for being subjected to mental or physical abuse in school by teachers and administrators through the use of [[solitary confinement]], restraints, and corporal punishment."<ref>{{cite web |title=Protect Children Project |url=https://protectchildrenproject.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428000330/https://protectchildrenproject.com/ |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> The Protect Children Project's website asked participants to print out pre-written letters to send to their respective school boards on a day designated as "Protect Children Day" as a form of protest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Emily |date=May 6, 2014 |title=The Satanic Temple, Now Wooing Kids and Moms |url=https://www.vocativ.com/culture/religion/satanic-temple-now-wooing-kids-moms/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127091012/https://www.vocativ.com/culture/religion/satanic-temple-now-wooing-kids-moms/ |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2018 |website=[[Vocativ]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Marie |first=Brownie |date=April 11, 2014 |title=Satanic Temple launches school campaign to "protect" children and permit them to pray to Satan |url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/satanic-temple-launches-school-campaign-protect-children-permit-pray-satan/36749.htm |access-date=November 29, 2018 |website=[[Christian Today]]}}</ref> In March 2017, the Satanic Temple launched an anti-spanking campaign against corporal punishment in schools, as part of the Protect Children Project. They unveiled billboards in Texas which read "Never be hit in school again. Exercise your religious rights."<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2017 |title=Satanic Temple Billboard Targets North Texas School District's Use of Corporal Punishment |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/local/dfw-morningnews-satanic-temple-billboard-targets-north-texas-school-districts-use-of-corporal-punishment/58804/ |access-date=2021-02-28 |website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |language=en-US}}</ref>