(Comment: What is it about “separation of Church and State” that some people fail to understand? Legislation like this should never see the light of day. – Mike)
DENVER– A controversial bill that sought to expand space for religion in Colorado’s public schools failed to make it out of committee Monday. Even before the hearing began, [...]
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LATTA, SC (WMBF) – A ruling has been handed down in a student’s 2006 lawsuit against the Latta School District after she was not allowed to wear clothing bearing the confederate flag.
School district Superintendent John Kirby confirms a federal judge handed down the ruling on September 9 in favor of the school district’s actions.
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The Associated Press
Updated: 09/03/2009 04:16:35 PM MDT
Boise » A public charter school is suing Idaho officials in a federal lawsuit, saying the state illegally barred use of the Bible as an instructional text.
The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund filed the lawsuit this week on behalf of Nampa Classical Academy in Boise’s U.S. District Court.
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By Christopher Curry
Staff writer
More children from the Dove World Outreach Center arrived Tuesday at area public schools with shirts bearing the message “Islam is of the Devil” and were sent home for violation of the school district’s dress code when they declined to change clothes or cover the anti-Muslim statement on their clothing.
School district staff [...]
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It’s not clear yet whether James Corbett, 62, will be financially liable for violating a student’s First Amendment rights.
By SCOTT MARTINDALE
The Orange County Register
SANTA ANA – A federal judge today postponed deciding whether to shield high school history teacher James Corbett from financial liability after he was found to have disparaged religion in class.
U.S. District [...]
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For story time, kindergarten teacher Veneranda Sanchez positioned her chair in the doorframe of her classroom with her students seated on the carpet, fanned out in a wide pie shape in front of her.
Although her shoulder and back tilt into the narrow hallway, Sanchez discovered it was the best configuration to read to students after [...]
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Wisconsin school district may continue to hold its graduation ceremonies in a church because the location doesn’t necessarily make it a religious event.
U.S. District Judge Charles Clevert ruled in a lawsuit brought by Americans United for Separation of Church and State against a district in [...]
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TEMPE – Deborah Chambers thought it would be no big deal to display a picture of Jesus on her notebook at the Chandler charter school where she is a seventh-grader.
She didn’t think the image of a bloodied Christ on the cross was all that different from a Muslim head scarf or a Phoenix Suns logo.
“It’s [...]
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A federal judge on Friday approved a consent decree that calls for Santa Rosa County School District officials to stop promoting their religious beliefs in schools.
School officials now are prohibited from promoting or endorsing prayers during school functions and from organizing school functions at religious venues. The consent decree must be distributed to all employees.
“The [...]
If President Obama wanted the issue to go away, he just made a mistake. His compromise proposal will breathe new life into the debate over school vouchers in Washington and nationally.
Although he did voucher supporters a favor by giving political cover for efforts to protect participating students, ardent supporters are not satisfied with an arrangement [...]
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