ACLJ : Education

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Friday, November 20, 2009

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Education


Are there any laws that require a public school teacher to teach both creation and evolution?
Are there any legal resources available to help a parent confront a teacher who is requiring a student to participate in yoga?
As a Christian parent, is there anything I can do to keep my children from being taught evolution, which I believe to be a false doctrine?
Can a college student opt out of a required course if they find it offensive because it treats the Bible as a myth?
Can I be given no grade on an open-ended essay assignment because I chose to present the Gospel?
Can my tenth grade children be opted out of a test on evolution?
Can't we penalize (fire, fine or suit) any teacher, administrator or school that forces students to take part in Islam worship activities?
Do you have any information on the debate in Columbus, Ohio, over the issue of intelligent design?
Does a college student have a legal right to ask for an alternate reading assignment if the book that was originally assigned violates their religious beliefs?
Does a college student have a legal right to ask for an alternate reading assignment if the book that was originally assigned violates their religious beliefs?
Does a school teacher have to remove the word "God" from a sign in her classroom that says "God Bless America"?
Does my daughter have to take high school biology when the origins of mankind are taught from an evolutionary perspective?
Here is a recent question about oral reading of Harry Potter books during class time.
I did not give my children's school permission to teach them sex education, and they did so anyway! What can I do?
Is the recent situation in California an example of "an establishment of religion" by a local government entity (i.e. the school district)?
My county school board is holding a public meeting to discuss a proposed change that would add sexual orientation to their anti-discrimination policy. Any advice on how I should approach this?
My fourth-grade son goes to a public school, and his homeroom teacher has basically told him, in class and on more than one occasion, that Creation and the Flood are myths. He justifies this by saying that he's talking about science and not religion. I've tried talking to this teacher about it, but he just stands by his "reasoning." Is this legal?
Should my son have to take a failing grade in a class because he refuses to argue in favor of abortion for a class project?
Since the children in Byron, CA have been required to participate in a worship service, does that now make them converts to Islam?
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