| marciosmg said:Thanks for the reply. Now, couldn't someone say that if students wanted to pray together in a classroom, that they are doing in the property of the school and that would be the school endorsing something religious?
So, where is the line drawn? Like the case of the girl with the song Amazing grace. Is that too far? |
The pertinent question broached by the "endorsement clause" is: would a reasonable obeserver perceive that the government (school) is approving or disapproving of the message? I imagine a reasonable observer would perceive students praying in a classroom as neither the approval nor disapproval by the government (school). Also, the SC ruled in Tinker v. Des Moines ICSD that 1st Amendment rights apply to public schools. This means that the government (school) can neither endorse an establishment of religion nor prohibit the free exercise thereof. I am not familiar with the case of the girl being prohibited from singing "Amazing Grace." That could go either way, in my opinion.
