Lawyer wants Jesus off school wall

BRIDGEPORT, WV, United States (UPI) -- An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer has asked a West Virginia high school to remove a picture of Jesus Christ that has hung at the school for 40 years.

Harold Sklar, who works for the FBI, told the Charleston Daily Mail he first took up the issue 10 years ago. Two weeks ago, he finally decided to go over the heads of Bridgeport school administrators and take the matter to the Harrison County school board.

'I have absolute respect for anyone who looks at the painting for comfort,' Sklar said. 'This is just a pure constitutional issue.'

The picture has been on display at Bridgeport High School since the school was built, mostly hanging in a hallway outside the principal`s office. School officials, who say they have more important things to think about, said they have been getting a lot of calls in support of the picture.