Posted on 04/18/2008 3:25:00 AM PDT by Man50D
court in Wisconsin has been asked to suspend immediately a policy in the Tomah Area School District that bans Christian symbols in students' artwork, but allows Hindu, Buddhist and satanic representations.
The motion was filed yesterday by the Alliance Defense Fund, which has taken on the case of a student identified by the initials A.P.
The ADF launched a lawsuit on the student's behalf after a teacher refused to give him a grade on a project because his work included "John 3:16" as well as "As sign of love."
The school district, however, openly acknowledged and publicized various pieces of art representing Buddhism, and Hinduism as well as several demon faces that appeared satanic.
The school defended its actions:
"Respect for the beliefs of a diverse student population … requires that the district treat all students equitable and fairly regardless of their faith," it said in a website statement.
"To meet our responsibilities, students are required to follow the rules of conduct for their classrooms and the instructions that their teachers give them for class assignments. While the district respects all students' religious freedoms, those freedoms are not a license for students to force the school to display religious messages of their choosing…"
The ADF said the teacher's grading policy banned depictions of "blood, violence, sexual connotations, [or] religious beliefs."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
In other words, they get to pick the science as "no science". Essays on medical techniques and solar flares are bloody and violent, by the way.
“Respect for the beliefs of a diverse student population … requires that the district treat all students equitable and fairly regardless of their faith,”
This should be a slam dunk for the ADF.
The district (of which the teacher is a part of) is not treating all students equitable and fairly regardless of their faith.
What say you legal eagles out there?
More publik skool insanity! We need to see the courts bogged down with similar lawsuits all over the country. Then, these communist freaks and their accomplices (i.e., schools, judges, lawyers) will get the message.
The same people who are attracted to government also show up in education.
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