Re: [LM_NET] reading the bible at public school

["Simonetta, Marcia S." <msimonetta@BCPS.ORG>]

The US Department of Education is clear that students are allowed to read Bibles or 
other scriptures during non-instructional time, whether it is for a class or not:

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

Students may pray when not engaged in school activities or instruction, subject to 
the same rules designed to prevent material disruption of the educational program 
that are applied to other privately initiated expressive activities. Among other 
things, students may read their Bibles or other scriptures, say grace before meals, 
and pray or study religious materials with fellow students during recess, the lunch 
hour, or other noninstructional time to the same extent that they may engage in 
nonreligious activities. While school authorities may impose rules of order and 
pedagogical restrictions on student activities, they may not discriminate against 
student prayer or religious speech in applying such rules and restrictions.



Marcia Simonetta, Librarian
Seventh District Elementary School
410-887-1937
msimonetta@bcps.org
http://teachers.bcps.org/teachers_elem/msimonetta/

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