But, it's not. It's actually unauthorized. And, to the school district's surprise, has been going on since 1999.
A group of Georgetown High School students who have been meeting in the school’s auditorium each morning for a time of prayer can no longer hold the sessions until they get approved by the district’s attorney.
Although the prayer time — held each morning until the first bell rings — has been taking place for years, district leaders say they did not know about it until last week.
I am not against prayer. Children are allowed to pray in public schools - silently to themselves, to whomever they want and as long as it doesn't cause disruption. It is also clarified on how something above can be done legally.
Pringle said if the group of students were a sanctioned club of the school — supervised by a staff member — the prayer sessions could continue.
A letter —drafted by a student — needs to be written to Cafaro requesting the use of the auditorium.
The letter will be passed to Pringle who will confer with the district’s attorney to determine if the request would be in accordance with policy.
People have shared comments on the story's home page, trying to paint it as an attack on children and their "right" to pray, against Jesus, God and/or the woman herself.
It's none of the above. It's the defense of law that these so-called teapartiers preach about. I get tired of explaining what freedom of religion and the separation of church and state means. Would you people who can't understand just look it up yourselves, please?
The woman has not been given consent to be on the property since 1999? How long is that? Readers, there has been changes of command since then. Don't you think the woman should have, um, checked routinely on whether she was able to do what she was doing?
The purpose of of schools and their security systems is to provide assurance that no one who is not supposed to be on campus of a school isn't on campus. This applies to every person who wants to be on school grounds of any school.
Specifically, to have a person using religion to push a certain agenda that is not authorized should be called out.
Follow the laws. Get permission. Do what's right. It's that simple.
UPDATED: The Georgetown County School District says it was a complaint from the national organization Americans United for the Separation of Church and State that resulted in the decision to discontinue a morning prayer time and the passing out of scriptures at Georgetown High School.
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