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Here is a list of legalities I found on a christian website.
DISCRIMINATION—School authorities may not discriminate against
religious activity or speech.
BIBLE READING AND PRAYER—Students may read their Bibles or other scriptures, say a prayer before meals, and pray before tests.
DISCUSSIONS—Students may attempt to persuade their peers concerning religious topics, just as they may political topics. Harassment, however, (which is not defined) is not permissible.
SCHOOL WORK—Students may use religious themes in their homework, artwork, or other assignments, and such work should be judged (graded) by ordinary academic standards.
LITERATURE—Students have the right to distribute religious literature (tracts, etc.) to their schoolmates on the same terms as they are permitted to distribute other literature.
RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS—Students may be excused from lessons that are objectionable on religious or other conscientious grounds.
CLOTHING—Students may wear clothing depicting religious themes, and these messages may not be singled out for suppression. They are subject to the same rules as apply to comparable messages.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS—Students religious groups at public secondary schools have the same right of access to school facilities as is enjoyed by other comparable student groups.
STUDENT MEETINGS—Student meetings may include a prayer service, Bible reading, or other worship exercise.
ACCESS—Students may use the public address system, the school newspaper, and the school bulletin board to announce their meetings, on the same terms as other student groups. (This only applies to schools receiving federal funds.)
GRADUATION PRAYER—School officials may not mandate or organize prayer at graduation ceremonies, nor organize baccalaureate services.
TEACHING—Schools may teach about religion, including the Bible or other scripture, the history of religion, the Bible-as-literature, and the role of religion in the United States and other countries. Schools are to be neutral with respect to religion. However, they may play an active role with respect to teaching civic values and virtue, and the moral code that holds us together as a community. Schools may not allow religious instruction by outsiders on school premises during the school day. However, school officials may dismiss students to off-premises religious instruction.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS—School officials, as representatives of the state, may not solicit or encourage religious activity, nor participate in such activity with the students.
Hello, do these legalities relating to religion in public education apply to colleges too or just the primary and secondary schools? If they do not,then what legalities apply to colleges.I looked all over the internet and could not find the answer.Also, I am sorry if my question offends anyone.Thank you.
Hello, do these legalities relating to religion in public education apply to colleges too or just the primary and secondary schools? If they do not,then what legalities apply to colleges.I looked all over the internet and could not find the answer.Also, I am sorry if my question offends anyone.Thank you.
I don't know for certain in terms of actual legal codes, but it seems like it would apply to college. At the public college where I went all that seemed to apply. There were several religious student organizations, people handing out pamplets or having events, etc.
I don't know the actual laws but that seems to match up with public universities. You pick your own clothes, you choose whether or not to go to class, you can avoid religious/mythology/philosophy courses as long as that isn't in the realm of your major...might have to take philosophy or psychology as a general core class. There's always someone hanging outside of the liberal arts building passing out flyers for this or that.
It's a little more complicated at the college level; the school is not "responsible" for students in college like they are in K-12 school where students HAVE to be here, there, and wherever at certain times. State colleges do receive public funds and so they're kind of bound to state rules about religion. I think the same basic rules apply - you are supposed to avoid indoctrination and giving students no choice but to participate in a religious activity, or punishing them in some way for not doing so. Many school campuses are open to the public so leafleting etc. is not prohibited.
Here is a list of legalities I found on a christian website.
DISCRIMINATION—School authorities may not discriminate against
religious activity or speech.
BIBLE READING AND PRAYER—Students may read their Bibles or other scriptures, say a prayer before meals, and pray before tests.
DISCUSSIONS—Students may attempt to persuade their peers concerning religious topics, just as they may political topics. Harassment, however, (which is not defined) is not permissible.
SCHOOL WORK—Students may use religious themes in their homework, artwork, or other assignments, and such work should be judged (graded) by ordinary academic standards.
LITERATURE—Students have the right to distribute religious literature (tracts, etc.) to their schoolmates on the same terms as they are permitted to distribute other literature.
RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS—Students may be excused from lessons that are objectionable on religious or other conscientious grounds.
CLOTHING—Students may wear clothing depicting religious themes, and these messages may not be singled out for suppression. They are subject to the same rules as apply to comparable messages.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS—Students religious groups at public secondary schools have the same right of access to school facilities as is enjoyed by other comparable student groups.
STUDENT MEETINGS—Student meetings may include a prayer service, Bible reading, or other worship exercise.
ACCESS—Students may use the public address system, the school newspaper, and the school bulletin board to announce their meetings, on the same terms as other student groups. (This only applies to schools receiving federal funds.)
GRADUATION PRAYER—School officials may not mandate or organize prayer at graduation ceremonies, nor organize baccalaureate services.
TEACHING—Schools may teach about religion, including the Bible or other scripture, the history of religion, the Bible-as-literature, and the role of religion in the United States and other countries. Schools are to be neutral with respect to religion. However, they may play an active role with respect to teaching civic values and virtue, and the moral code that holds us together as a community. Schools may not allow religious instruction by outsiders on school premises during the school day. However, school officials may dismiss students to off-premises religious instruction.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS—School officials, as representatives of the state, may not solicit or encourage religious activity, nor participate in such activity with the students.
Hello, do these legalities relating to religion in public education apply to colleges too or just the primary and secondary schools? If they do not,then what legalities apply to colleges.I looked all over the internet and could not find the answer.Also, I am sorry if my question offends anyone.Thank you.
I am not a lawyer, but I would think that in a college, the rules would be even more generous because with few exceptions, most college students are either legal adults or nearly so.
Oh, c'mon--do it, ESPECIALLY if it's ridiculous...
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