It’s not every day that a school board votes unanimously to ignore legal advice, defy Supreme Court precedent and invite litigation.
But that’s exactly what happened earlier this month in Giles County, Va., when members of the board ordered school administrators to hang the Ten Commandments on the walls of the county’s five public schools.
Rehang, actually. Until December 2010, framed copies of the Decalogue had been displayed in schools alongside copies of the Constitution for more than 10 years. Following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the district’s superintendent (on the recommendation of counsel) took the commandments down.
Showing posts with label Giles County Virginia Ten Commandments Freedom of Religion First Amendment Supreme Court Stone v. Graham Establishment Clause Orden v. Perry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giles County Virginia Ten Commandments Freedom of Religion First Amendment Supreme Court Stone v. Graham Establishment Clause Orden v. Perry. Show all posts
Monday, February 7, 2011
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