Ohio Teacher Refuses to Remove Bible From Students' View

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio —
An Ohio middle school teacher says he won't obey an order to remove a Bible from view of students.

John Freshwater said Wednesday he agreed to remove a collage from his classroom that included the Ten Commandments, but that asking him to remove the Bible on his desk goes too far.
Officials with the Mount Vernon School District say they don't oppose religion but are required by the U.S. Constitution not to promote or favor any set of religious beliefs.
Freshwater says being forced to keep the Bible out of sight would infringe on his rights.
Mount Vernon is about 40 miles northeast of Columbus.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,351529,00.html

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Then he should be fired...

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It's is own person reading material.
Is it stated in his contract that religiouis material be out of view?
How does LOOKING at a bible infringe on students rights?
Is it going to burn a hole through them.

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If the bible is among his personal effects, ok...but is he reading it or waving it around when he is supposed to be teaching his class? Is it a paper weight? Does he put his coffee on it?

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Fire him, we don't need some religious freak trying to prove something in a public school.

I suppose that it will be illegal to wear a chain with a cross on it too?

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No it is not illegal and the ACLU had defended teachers/students who have done so and been told not to.

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Thanks but what is different about having a bible on his desk any different?

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I lived in Ohio for 23 years. Bibles and the ten commandments are all over the schools in OHIO. Trust me this is the case.

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