Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 4:16:59 GMT -6
A bill making its way through this year’s General Assembly aims to outline broader religious rights for students in Kentucky’s public schools. Sponsor of the bill, Sen. Al Robinson, R-London, says the intent of it is to reiterate Constitutional freedoms already in place by "clearly stating students' rights in statute."
Franklin County Public Schools Superintendent Chrissy Jones says the district’s existing guidelines already strive to maintain the “separation of church and state” as outlined by the Constitution, while not encroaching on religious freedoms.
But SB 15 would provide even more specific protections, Robinson and supporters say.
For example, it would permit students to express religious or political viewpoints free from discrimination and prevent school board members from altering a student’s prepared remarks — without their consent — before they deliver a speech.
Read more: www.state-journal.com/latest%20headlines/2016/02/09/-student-rights-bill-addresses-religion-in-schools
Franklin County Public Schools Superintendent Chrissy Jones says the district’s existing guidelines already strive to maintain the “separation of church and state” as outlined by the Constitution, while not encroaching on religious freedoms.
But SB 15 would provide even more specific protections, Robinson and supporters say.
For example, it would permit students to express religious or political viewpoints free from discrimination and prevent school board members from altering a student’s prepared remarks — without their consent — before they deliver a speech.
Read more: www.state-journal.com/latest%20headlines/2016/02/09/-student-rights-bill-addresses-religion-in-schools