Posted by
Billy on Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:49:39 AM
A federal appeals court has upheld a suburban Dallas school district's rules
limiting when students can hand out religious materials.
Since 2005, the Plano Independent School District has allowed students to
distribute materials before and after school, at three annual parties, during
recess, and at designated tables during school hours. Middle and high schoolers
also can hand out items during lunch. (
Speech is free when time
frame-friendly )
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals found those regulations to be constitutional, but sent claims over an
earlier more restrictive policy back to district court. Under that policy,
parents of students at Plano schools said their children were banned from
handing out pencils saying "Jesus is the reason for the season," candy canes
with cards describing their Christian origin, and other religious materials.
(Why is everything OK and allowed in the government schools except those things that speak kindly of God and faith. No wonder more and more parents are removing their children from the government schools. )