Religious Beliefs In School News
Students have religious freedoms in public schools
The common perception of God being taken out of public schools is inaccurate, said Pat Henderson, superintendent of the Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District. Students still pray in public schools.
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Idaho school backs off religious song ban
An Idaho elementary school under threat of a federal lawsuit has reversed its decision to ban a first grade student from performing a song they deemed “too religious” in a talent show.
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11th Circuit: Fla. teacher can sue religious school over firing
Jarretta Hamilton claims she was wrongly dismissed by Southland Christian School after she disclosed that she got pregnant before she married.
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Nova Scotia school brings in facilitator to talk about religious T-shirt controversy with students
A Nova Scotia school has brought in a facilitator to navigate a sensitive debate over freedom of speech and religious beliefs after a student was suspended for wearing a T-shirt espousing his Pentecostal views.
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Cornish beliefs are 'important'
School children in Cornwall should celebrate the county's heritage and religious beliefs, says a director at the Church of England's Diocese of Truro.
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