Ohio: ACLU supports school board decision to require teacher to remove Bible
Mount Vernon Middle School science teacher John Freshwater refused to move his Bible from his classroom desk after school officials requested that he do so. At a rally on Public Square on Wednesday, he defended his right to display his personal Bible as a constitutional right. If he’s looking for the American Civil Liberties Union to defend him, he could be disappointed . . .
The American Civil Liberties Union doesn’t agree. As a public school employee, the fundamental rights of freedom of speech and religion don’t necessarily convert inside the classroom. The ACLU of Ohio supports the Mount Vernon Board of Education’s request that Freshwater keep his Bible out of sight when children are in the classroom . . .