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References: 1 Muller v. Jefferson Lighthouse School, 98 F.3d 1530 (7th Cir. 1996) |
Teaching About Religion |
in support of civic pluralism |
IT IS OKAY |
IT'S NOT OKAY |
To allow students to distribute religious or freethought literature to their schoolmates on the same terms as they are permitted to distribute other literature that is unrelated to school curriculum or activities. [USDE] To impose the same reasonable time, place, and manner or other constitutional restrictions on distribution of religious or freethought literature as on non-school literature generally. [USDE] To limit student religious expression if it substantially interferes with or disrupts the school's activities or if it involves coercive proselytizing. [ADL-with court citation 1] To be uninvolved either in observing or assessing children's conformity to their religious obligations. |
To prevent students (at recess or before or after school or during times free of curricular activity) from discussing their faith with others so as long as they are not infringing on rights of others by doing so. [FCG] To single out religious literature for special regulation. [USDE] To prohibit students from praying, reading their scriptures as long as they are not disrupting or infringing on rights of others. [FCG] To monitor a child's compliance with a particular religious requirement of a religion or family. Enforcing religious obligations such as prayer, dietary restrictions, or wearing a head covering is the responsibility of parents, not teachers. [TGRPS] |
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