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Religious Expression: Teachers’ Rights & Responsibilities. Laura Burton Maria Krug Carper Monica Shepherd Howard Townsend Virginia Wilburn. Test Your Knowledge. A Delicate Balance. Establishment Clause- Abington v Schempp Free Exercise-
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Religious Expression: Teachers’ Rights & Responsibilities Laura Burton Maria Krug Carper Monica Shepherd Howard Townsend Virginia Wilburn
A Delicate Balance • Establishment Clause- • Abington v Schempp • Free Exercise- • Board of Education of West Side Community Schools v Mergens • Equal Access
Case Studies • Pickering v Board of Ed • Wallace v Jafferee • William Lee v York County School Division • Tinker v Des Moines Independent School District
Implications and Responsibilities for Teachers • The study about religion is constitutional. • Religion is an important facet of education. • Religion must be taught objectively and neutrally.
How Should Religion Be Taught? • Academic vs. Devotional • Student Awareness vs. Student Acceptance • Study about Religion vs. Practice of Religion • Expose Students to Religious Views vs. Impose Religious Views
Teaching Religious Holidays • Teaching about religious holidays IS permissable. • Celebrating religious holidays is NOT.
Teacher’s Responsibilities • Teachers MAY NOT pray with or in the presence of students. • Teachers MAY practice their faith or express their religious views OUTSIDE presence of students.
Teacher’s Responsibilities • Teachers MAY wear unobtrusive jewelry but MAY NOT wear or display anything that sends a religious message. • Teachers may be requested to remove religious items from the classroom if it is determined that the materials violate the separation of church and state. (William Lee v. York County School Division No. 06-1363, 2007)
