Ohio Teacher Required to Remove Bible
Posted on 27. Apr, 2008 by admin in CEAI, Educators, Legal
Citizenlink reported an Ohio science teacher says he will not remove the Bible from his classroom desk without a fight. The principal of Mount Vernon Middle School asked John Freshwater to remove the “religious material” from his classroom, which included a window collage of the Ten Commandments and the Bible on his desk.
Freshwater agreed to remove the collage but said the Bible that has been on his classroom desk his entire 20-year career is staying.
“The removal of it will be nothing short of the infringement on my deeply held religious beliefs,” he said at a rally Wednesday where 100 people gathered to show their support.
I think that the Mount Vernon Middle School made a terrible legal blunder when it required this Ohio teacher to remove his Bible from his desk. I find it deplorable that a public school would prevent a teacher from placing the best selling book of all time on a teacher’s desk. This is a clear violation of the religious rights of this teacher. Visit the legal corner of our website to download a free chapter of Attorney Matt Staver’s book on religious rights in school.
icepopz
18. Oct, 2008
At first it bothered me that the teacher couldn't keep his bible on his desk at school, but then I realized something: Would this story be such a hot topic if the teacher was "Muslim"? Does catholic America want the Koran on the desk of teachers? I'm sure the answer would be a resounding "NO" –> the importance of "faith" should be taught in school… the necessity to believe in God and find the path to him that is best for each student stemming from their family value system. Other forms of adornments, ornaments, and other religious paraphernalia should be left out of sight for the equality of each student and their own path to God.
Thank you,
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