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Philly.com
April 28, 2018
At one point, she faced jail time for opposing popular Mayor Frank Rizzo and holding firm for workers' and students' rights in a lengthy PFT strike in 1973. Being labeled by a judge as the ... Mrs. Richman was Jewish, but did not consider herself a member of any religious group. She hosted Passover sedersÃâà...
Minden Press-Herald
April 27, 2018
“It was well thought-out, and after looking at it we saw very quickly that it in no way infringes or denies our students' rights given to them by the Constitution to religious expression at school. That's something that's very important to the board.” In December 2017, the ACLU sued the Webster Parish schoolÃâà...
Minden Press-Herald
April 27, 2018
Several members of Protect Prayer, a group of Bossier and Webster students founded in response to ongoing religion lawsuits against the school ... These guidelines were passed with the purpose of aligning with the law, and while the language protects student rights overall, it is much stricter on faculty.
Minden Press-Herald
April 17, 2018
The Webster Parish School Board met in a special session Monday night to discuss the status of the highly publicized religion lawsuit filed by Christy Cole and ... Overall, the specifications and wording of the policy seem to reflect the guidelines of the Student Rights Review published in January by AttorneyÃâà...
Voice of America
April 15, 2018
The Supreme Court also defines religious rights, workers' rights, students' rights, property rights, and privacy rights. And it can decide cases involving the right to die, the right to marry, and the right to stand up to employers and public officials. “It's very hard to find anything that the Supreme Court doesn'tÃâà...
Minden Press-Herald
April 9, 2018
Partially in response to ongoing litigations against the Webster and Bossier Parish School Boards, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Representative Mike Johnson published the Student Rights Review in January, a reminder to students of their rights to religious expression. Sunday afternoonÃâà...
Bossier Press-Tribune Online
April 9, 2018
Johnson and State Attorney General Jeff Landry published “Louisiana Student Rights Review: Answers to Common Questions about Religious Freedom in Schools” earlier this ... Together, they answered questions about what students can and can't do in school when it comes to expressing their religion.
KSLA-TV
April 8, 2018
"They have rights as students. And they can't be shut down by any government agency or any ACLU or anything." A universal understanding of religious freedoms is beneficial for people of all beliefs, Jurkovich said. "Understanding religious liberty is beneficial not for just the teenager who has faith, but forÃâà...
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Blog (blog)
April 6, 2018
Despite what some are saying, we don't hate Christmas or religion, and we're not trying to take prayer out of schools. We support students' rights to express and exercise their faith in public schools. These rights include, among others, the ability to pray individually or in groups or to discuss their religiousÃâà...
Shreveport Times
April 6, 2018
So far, our “Louisiana Student Rights Review” has been widely distributed and used, and sent to every school district in the state. ... Supreme Court has long affirmed the deep religious heritage of our nation, and no law has ever required religion to be eradicated from the public square or our public schools.
Bossier Press-Tribune Online
April 2, 2018
“Unfortunately, the right to religious expression has been challenged more and more and even misunderstood to the point where people believe our public schools are supposed to be some kind of religion-free zones. And at the Student Summit on April 8, we're going to set the record straight.” JohnsonÃâà...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
March 27, 2018
That's certainly true for private K-12 schools which can cost upward of $15,000 to $25,000 a year. Some parents believe that religiously affiliated schools are particularly trustworthy because of their spiritual teachings. But, of course, all schools—be they religious or secular—can leave children vulnerable toÃâà...
News Courier
March 27, 2018
“Definitely the majority of our staff, myself include, are Christians, but because we work for the public school system, we support our individual students' rights on how they address God and their specific religious beliefs.” If there is a call for the elective Bible courses, Holladay said the district would wait untilÃâà...
The 74
March 26, 2018
John Carroll — elected the first U.S. bishop in 1789 — pushed for religious schools to educate American Catholic children living in a predominantly ... As the sisters fought for their students' rights to be educated in Catholic schools, they also found themselves fighting against the church patriarchy for theirÃâà...
Daily Republic
March 26, 2018
"In the face of federal overreach and unlawful mandates, I have repeatedly fought as attorney general to protect the religious freedom enshrined by our ... he will protect students' rights to express religious faith and said he would protect teachers' rights to act consistently with their religious beliefs "regardingÃâà...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 19, 2018
The Post-Gazette should have delayed its editorial about Indiana University of Pennsylvania religious studies assistant professor Allison Downie (March 18, “Defend Free Inquiry”) until it actually knows all the facts about the incident. The editorial that states “IUP must uphold all students' rights to expression.
Elizabethtown News Enterprise
March 18, 2018
... religious and secular speech expressed by students of public schools receives equal protection under the Constitution. School administrators are allowed to restrict or prohibit the speech of students when they are required to be actively engaged in school activities without violating student rights to freeÃâà...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 18, 2018
Lake Ingle, a religious studies major at IUP, has been barred from a course taught by Ms. Downie. The class, “Self, Sin and Salvation,” is intended for religious studies majors, who are expected to dissect and discuss Christian perspectives on a range of topics. Mr. Ingle claims that he must complete theÃâà...
Bossier Press-Tribune Online
March 14, 2018
Both Bossier and Webster Parish School Boards have recently been sued for various degrees of religious expression. ... their faith is crystal clear and the Freedom Student Summit is one way the churches, students and families can take a stand for student rights,” a statement on behalf of the pastors reads.
Minden Press-Herald
March 6, 2018
This January, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Rep. Mike Johnson published “Louisiana Student Rights Review: Answers to Common Questions about Religious Freedom in Schools.” Prompted by religion lawsuits filed against the Webster and Bossier parish school systems in the past threeÃâà...
SalemNews.net
March 3, 2018
... around the country on issues of religious liberty. A local couple with children in the West Branch schools retained us to investigate the current matter on behalf of their children. Our goals are to prevent hostility toward religion, ensure West Branch student rights are being protected, and help the communityÃâà...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 2, 2018
22, the district filed a motion to dismiss the suit, arguing it had not violated students' rights. A few days later, the district and the plaintiffs went into ... Under the settlement, the district will tweak its policy to restate and declare its support of student rights. The district also will slightly revise its high school clubÃâà...
Baptist Standard
February 28, 2018
“It appears religious freedom is under attack at the McKinney Public Schools,” Graham said in a Twitter post. “It was our refusal to remove the cross from view that created this cowardly decision.” Pastor Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons viaÃâà...
Deseret News
February 27, 2018
“It appears religious freedom is under attack at the McKinney Public Schools,” Graham said in a Twitter post. “It was our refusal to remove the cross from view that created this cowardly decision.” In a follow-up post, Graham added, “Just wondering on what planet a church,synagogue, or mosque would beÃâà...
Sojourners
February 27, 2018
Public school officials in one of the nation's fastest-growing cities are being accused of violating the separation of church and state. The controversy has been simmering in this once-tiny cotton-farming community, about 30 miles north of Dallas, since last summer when Rick McDaniel, superintendent of theÃâà...
The Hayride
February 26, 2018
The lawsuit comes one month after the state issued guidance on religious freedom in public schools. On January 2, 2018, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson released guidelines about religion in public schools, called the Louisiana Student Rights Review, which includesÃâà...
Shreveport Times
February 23, 2018
The free exercise of religion reserves the right of American citizens to accept any religious belief they want. It protects the religious ... A good effort to delimit these rights is found in the recently released “Louisiana Student's Rights Review” issued by Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson.
Shreveport Times
February 22, 2018
Earlier this year, Landry and Congressman Mike Johnson, both Louisiana Republicans, released Louisiana Student Rights Review — a document to address what they say are common misconceptions and frequently asked questions surrounding religious expression in school. Copies of the publicationÃâà...
Shreveport Times
January 11, 2018
The critics say the publication could be misinterpreted in the classroom by teachers, resulting in students' rights being violated. ... The document covers three topic areas: student rights to religious expression, the rights of religious student organizations, and the rights of school employees. Johnson andÃâà...
The Current
December 31, 1999
In our current political climate, we hold civil liberties and individual rights to the utmost regard. With recent protests on gun laws, LGBTQ discrimination and other similar cases being brought to light, students should know what rights they have as a student in the United States. As stated by the Supreme CourtÃâà...
