Scriptures in Schools Week—

Scriptures in Schools Week—

Christian Students’ Rights

by Aimee Herd - Bob Pawson-BringYourBible.com

“The only people keeping Bibles out of America’s public

schools are— us Christians!”

(Albany, OR)—Christian students may or may not know that this week is the

9th annual “Scriptures in Schools” week (SIS), when young people in public

schools across America are encouraged to bring their Bibles to school each

day.
The week also ties in with “See You at the Pole” on Wednesday; a time for

students everywhere—it has become an international event—to gather at

their schools’ flagpole to pray.
In U.S. public schools, students have the right to bring their Bible to school,

pray and even to share their faith with other students. Some excerpts from

a list of students’ religious rights are listed below.
Student prayer and religious discussion: The Establishment Clause of the

First Amendment does not prohibit purely private religious speech by

students. Students therefore have the same right to engage in individual

or group prayer and religious discussion during the school day as they do

to engage in other comparable activity. For example, students may read

their Bibles or other scriptures, say grace before meals, and pray before

tests to the same extent they may engage in comparable nondisruptive

activities…
Generally, students may pray in a nondisruptive manner when not engaged

in school activities or instruction, and subject to the rules that normally

pertain in the applicable setting. Specifically, students in informal settings,

such as cafeterias and hallways, may pray and discuss their religious views

with each other, subject to the same rules of order as apply to other student

activities and speech. Students may also speak to, and attempt to persuade,

their peers about religious topics just as they do with regard to political topics…
Students may also participate in before or after school events with religious

content, such as “see you at the flag pole” gatherings, on the same terms as

they may participate in other noncurriculum activities on school premises.

School officials may neither discourage nor encourage participation in such

an event…
To read the full list of students’ religious rights, CLICK HERE:

http://www.syatp.com/info/rights/index.html
Source: Bob Pawson-BringYourBible.com

Via BCN www.breakingchristiannews.com