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
Source: Bob Pawson-BringYourBible.com
Via BCN www.breakingchristiannews.com
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