Judge approves settlement in Louisiana school religion lawsuit

[TexasTowelie]

SHREVEPORT — A federal judge has approved a settlement in a lawsuit over religious activities at a Louisiana school system.

U.S. District Court Judge Maurice Hicks Jr. on Wednesday approved an agreement reached in January between the Bossier Parish School District and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

The group sued the school district in February 2018 after several parents complained their children had been subjected to unwanted religious messages.

Hicks' order calls for the school board to revise part of its religious expression policy.

Read more: https://www.nola.com/education/2019/03/judge-approves-settlement-in-louisiana-school-religion-lawsuit.html

[exboyfil]

1. The Superintendent retired after a Federal investigation

was opened for him importing prescription drugs.

https://www.ktbs.com/news/3investigates/bossier-parish-schools-superintendent-retires-amid-federal-investigation/article_8e62535a-28bc-11e9-be52-c7c9d8122264.html

Smith came under federal investigation as part of authorities' efforts to curb abuse of prescription and addictive drugs by monitoring controlled substances being shipped into the United States, according to multiple sources, all of whom spoke on condition they not be identified because it is an ongoing investigation.

A shipment of anti-anxiety drugs that had been ordered over the internet were noticed and intercepted in the mail, the sources said. A delivery was arranged by postal inspectors and investigators from Homeland Security, which led to Smith.

He was also behind a policy to compel athletes to stand for the National Anthem.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/louisiana-school-district-to-student-athletes-stand-for-national-anthem-or-face-punishment

[TexasTowelie]

2. Thanks for the additional background.

It sounds like they got a real "winner" as superintendent.