Jail may be in the future for two Florida high school administrators if a federal judge rules they violated a court order forbidding the promotion of religion in schools.
Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman face criminal contempt charges for "willfully violating the court's temporary injunction order" after they prayed at a school function, according to a court order of contempt. The injunction was issued after the American Civil Liberties Union sued the School District on behalf of two students and their parents who said religion was forced upon them at school. Lay encouraged Freeman to lead a prayer before a meal at the dedication of a new field house during a school-day luncheon. Freeman complied. The incident was brought to the attention of a U.S. District Judge by the ACLU. If convicted, Lay and Freeman could each face up to six months in jail or a $5,000 fine.
Some say it's their right to pray in public even if it was a school function, others say if you think your food needs to be blessed do it in silence. Send us an e-mail to CBlock@Todaysthv.com
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