religious expression: teachers’ rights & responsibilities
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Religious Expression: Teachers’ Rights & Responsibilities. Laura Burton Maria Krug Carper Monica Shepherd Howard Townsend Virginia Wilburn. Test Your Knowledge. A Delicate Balance. Establishment Clause- Abington v Schempp Free Exercise- - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Religious Expression: Teachers’ Rights & Responsibilities
Laura BurtonMaria Krug Carper Monica ShepherdHoward Townsend Virginia Wilburn
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Test Your Knowledge.
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A Delicate Balance
Establishment Clause- Abington v Schempp
Free Exercise- Board of Education of West Side Community
Schools v Mergens
Equal Access
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Case Studies
Pickering v Board of Ed Wallace v Jafferee William Lee v York County School Division Tinker v Des Moines Independent School
District
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Implications and Responsibilities for Teachers The study about religion is constitutional.
Religion is an important facet of education.
Religion must be taught objectively and neutrally.
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References to Religion in National Curriculum Models
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How Should Religion Be Taught? Academic vs. Devotional
Student Awareness vs. Student Acceptance
Study about Religion vs. Practice of Religion
Expose Students to Religious Views vs. Impose Religious Views
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Teaching Religious Holidays
Teaching about religious holidays IS permissable.
Celebrating religious holidays is NOT.
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Teacher’s Responsibilities
Teachers MAY NOT pray with or in the presence of students.
Teachers MAY practice their faith or express their religious views OUTSIDE presence of students.
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Teacher’s Responsibilities
Teachers MAY wear unobtrusive jewelry but MAY NOT wear or display anything that sends a religious message.
Teachers may be requested to remove religious items from the classroom if it is determined that the materials violate the separation of church and state. (William Lee v. York County School Division No. 06-1363, 2007)
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Test your knowledge a little more.