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Students, teachers and coaches have been making the news recently for practicing their faith in public schools. This has begged the question as to what exactly our rights are in the school setting. Many today are getting the idea that nothing religious can occur on school property. This is not necessarily true. Many laws and court rulings provide First Amendment protection to students and teachers.
The Alliance Defending Freedom has put together an in-depth resource that informs students and teachers of their First Amendment protections relating to activities that take place on school grounds. I am going to highlight some of the most important protections but I would encourage you to view the resource yourself for a more thorough understanding.
Students’ Rights
Regarding religious expression students can:
Regarding prayer in school students can:
Regarding literature distribution students can:
Teachers’ Rights
Teachers are allowed to engage in religious activities outside of non-instructional time. For example, teachers can:
Teachers are allowed to provide instruction related to religion as part of the curriculum. For example, teachers can:
Teachers are allowed to have some involvement in religious clubs. For example, teachers can:
It is important that students and teachers be aware of what they are allowed to and prohibited from doing regarding practicing their faith in public school. While religious freedom is being attacked on many fronts, Christians still have many freedoms in America that Christians in other countries don’t have.
Feel free to share this resource with your friends and family. Public schools are a mission field just as anywhere else and it is vital that Christians in public schools be salt and light to a dark world.
Note: The information in italics was used from the Alliance Defending Freedom website. Minor formatting is edited in order to be reader friendly.
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