Dec 19, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has reversed a district court ruling which dismissed a lawsuit challenging Bible courses in West Virginia’s Mercer County. The district court previously dismissed the suit on the grounds that 1) the...
Dec 10, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd It’s the holiday season. That means, among other things, that public school programming faces all kinds of dilemmas while navigating the rights of students to express their religious beliefs, and the rights of students to be free of religious...
Dec 4, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Over the weekend, the Washington Post published a piece taking note of the fact that numerous states this year have passed laws authorizing or mandating local governments to post the phrase “In God We Trust” in public schools. The laws...
Nov 15, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd As we approach the holidays, I am already bracing for stories of improper religious displays on government property, religious pageants at public schools, and other battles generally in the War on Christmas. Between the advocates who raise concerns...
Oct 25, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd An Oklahoma school district has reversed course and will now allow students who are Cherokee tribal members to wear a ceremonial eagle feather during graduation ceremonies in May. After barring feathers in previous years, efforts by the Cherokee...
