Of course they violated his rights, it is called the first amendment. The government, no matter what form it takes, has no jurisdiction or authority to forbid people to display or wear artifacts of their religion.
UPDATE:
Raymond Hosier, the Oneida Middle School student suspended for wearing rosary beads, will be able to wear the beads to school.
The American Center for Law and Justice, (ACLJ), filed a lawsuit against the school district Tuesday in a federal court, saying the school violated Hosier’s free speech rights.
Now FOX23 News has learned Judge Lawrence Kahn has issued a temporary restraining order which orders the school district to allow Hosier to attend school, wearing the rosary beads.
This good catholic boy needs to be clearly apologized to. That said,,,it’s always seemed odd to me that the hispanic gang culture openly sports the symbols of the church on their tattoos, etc.
It would be odd to be murdered by a killer with a tattoo of the virgin mary, a bleeding heart, etc.
I don’t know why this boy wears the rosary if he is Catholic; using the beads as an ornament is disrespectful.