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""The First Amendment protects the separation of church and state, but it guarantees students are allowed to practice their faith, The Tennessean reported in 2012.""
High-school Students Told They Could No Longer Pray During School Free Time
High-school Students Told They Could No Longer Pray During School Free Time
In his sophomore year at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, young Christian believer Chase Windebank decided to put his free time — formerly called “home room” but now called “seminar” time — to better use than many of his classmates. “Seminar” is an open time available to students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to do what they wish: play video games, hang out with their friends, consult with their teachers, and so forth. He gathered a few of his Christian friends and, with the permission of the choir teacher, used his empty room to pray, read the Bible, sing, and talk about the world about them from a biblical perspective.
Soon upwards of 90 students were attending these informal meetings without one single word of protest from other students or the administration.
On September 29 that all changed.
High-school Students Told They Could No Longer Pray During School Free Time
High-school Students Told They Could No Longer Pray During School Free Time
In his sophomore year at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, young Christian believer Chase Windebank decided to put his free time — formerly called “home room” but now called “seminar” time — to better use than many of his classmates. “Seminar” is an open time available to students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to do what they wish: play video games, hang out with their friends, consult with their teachers, and so forth. He gathered a few of his Christian friends and, with the permission of the choir teacher, used his empty room to pray, read the Bible, sing, and talk about the world about them from a biblical perspective.
Soon upwards of 90 students were attending these informal meetings without one single word of protest from other students or the administration.
On September 29 that all changed.