[RoughDobermann]

Oh, there have been a few, scattered cases where some overzealous teacher or school administrator has done some stupid thing like taking a Bible away from a student. These situations get corrected quickly, as they should.

Good. I was hoping for some context too. For example, was the child reading the Bible while the teacher was on another subject? If so, the teacher would have been correct in removing the bible from the child. Just as the teacher would be correct if the child was reading a comic book during math lessons...

[MineralMan]

"Good. I was hoping for some context too. For example, was the child reading the Bible while the teacher was on another subject? If so, the teacher would have been correct in removing the bible from the child. Just as the teacher would be correct if the child was reading a comic book during math lessons..."

Well, I'm afraid I don't have any further context. But, apparently, neither does the person who brought it up. It's just one more nebulous example that never gets detailed. It's so sad.

[PleaseNoMore]

My son was told that he could not wear a tshirt to school because of it's religious content. The content of the shirt was taken from the book of Joel saying "in the last days I will pour my Spirit out upon all man". He got this shirt from a Christian summer camp. The principal told him that it was disruptive after a teacher sent him to the office to call me to bring him another shirt. I didn't bring him another shirt and he wore the shirt every day for the remainder of the week. Yes, we washed it every night. Because I asserted myself on his behalf and threatened them with a lawsuit nothing else was said about it. It isn't as uncommon as you think nor is it done for the reasons that you gave.