Kentucky parents pull kids from school as atheist books are distributed

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5. I was in school when the Supreme Court decision came down

My oldest sister had Bible class as part of her public elementary school education - I've been scanning her grade 1-6 report cards and was surprised to see that. I don't remember Bible class, but we did have some teachers who read verses to us or who opened class with prayer.

After the Supreme Court decision, one teacher almost lost her job because she insisted on continuing to pray at the beginning of every class. At least one student made a stink about it since he was Jeovah's Witness and it caused him problems - he would stay in the hall until she was finished praying and she would write him up for being late every damn day. That was what finally brought it to a head. If she'd been willing to allow him his own beliefs without penalizing him, he never would have complained.

I was glad when we didn't have to listen to the fundamentalists pray - and they were the only ones who did it.

And I would have been very interested in the FreeThinker's literature!