Re: [LM_NET] Religion and public schools

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@CSRIU.ORG>]

Here are some helpful resources

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/index.html

http://www.freedomforum.org/publications/first/teachersguide/teachersguide.pdf

http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED458678

But check your filter settings. In far too many schools the "new
age/occult" category in filtering software is blocked. Non-traditional
religions - including WICCA, pagan, and the like are ALSO constitutionally
protected. Plenty of case law on this.

Blocking students from accessing these sites is unconstitutional - both in
terms of Free Speech as well as Freedom of Religion.

Nancy

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