Ohio public school teacher ordered to remove Bible from classroom desk
A standoff may be in the works between a public school teacher in Ohio and his bosses, who ordered him to hide his personal Bible from students.
John Freshwater has taught science at Mount Vernon Middle School for 20 years and last year was named "Teacher of the Year." For the past 18 years, Freshwater has kept his personal Bible on his desk in order to provide strength and encouragement.
Administrators recently ordered Freshwater to remove the Bible, citing a violation of separation of church and state. But Freshwater's spokesman, Dave Daubenmire of Pass the Salt Ministries, says the First Amendment gives Freshwater the right to keep his Bible on his personal desk.
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1 comment:
I'll bet they're re-thinking that "Teacher of the Year" award, not that he's faced with charges of burning of crosses into students' forearms against their will.
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