Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have filed a civil rights lawsuit in defense of the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of a seventh grader who was allegedly ordered by a Maryland middle school employee to stop reading her Bible during free time at school or face disciplinary action.
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Rutherford Calls for See You At the Pole Respect
See You at the Pole Day is Wednesday, Sept. 27 this year and Rutherford Institute is urging the respect of both students and teachers’ rights.
Elementary School to Display Jesus Poster
After being contacted by attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, school officials at John Dooley Elementary School in Henderson, Nev., have agreed to display a second grader’s poster containing religious messages in keeping with the student’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Rutherford Takes McComb Case
Brittany McComb’s microphone was cut during her graduation speech because she mentioned God. The Rutherford Institute plans to file suit on her behalf.
Censoring Teachers
The Rutherford Institute plans to appeal on behalf of a teacher whose religious-themed posters were removed from his classroom walls while he was out sick.
Florida Schools vs. 1st Amendment
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a Florida high school student who was forced to paint over religious words and symbols she had included on a school mural.