Posts tagged establishment clause

Damon Fowler stood up for his 1st Amendment Rights on Tuesday night in requesting a graduation without inducement to pray. Members of the Bastrop community think they have won a battle against him, but they have only started a battle which will likely end up in court. A student used the PA system induced attendees to pray. There is no way that this does not fall under public non-protected speech. The student while on the PA is an agent of the school, and the school system bares the responsibility of her actions. Particularly because on the night before, she had done the same thing in rehearsal. The school officials were given an opportunity to issue corrective action, and failed.

Here is the video of the graduation prayer

And here is from the rehearsal last night

This was premeditated, this was sanctioned, this was facilitated, and this is illegal. Damon’s contribution is going to be a lengthy, expensive civics lesson, but I get the feeling that these people had poor teachers in the past and will lose interest in their failing grades.