Ark. Court Asked to Broaden Prayer Limits

[LauraK]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Aug. 24, 2004 ? A school district may not offer prayers at mandatory staff meetings, regardless of whether the teacher who complained about them is present, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the U.S. District Court in Little Rock was right to issue an injunction against prayers during staff meetings at the DeValls Bluff School District, but did so for the wrong reasons.

The St. Louis-based appeals court said an injunction benefiting Steve Warnock, an art teacher and school bus driver, should have been granted because the DeValls Bluff School District endorsed a religion not just because Warnock was offended.

"We believe that prayers at mandatory teacher meetings and in- service training conveys ... a decisive endorsement," the appeals court wrote. .snip.

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[Cronus Protagonist]

1. But mandatory prayer at voluntary staff meetings may continue?

Shaving that one close, aren't they?

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