The ACLJ has taken on a critically important case protecting the First Amendment rights of a 13-year-old public school student who was suspended by school officials for wearing a rosary to school. In this case, the action taken by the Schenectady City School District – suspending a middle school student for wearing a religious artifact, a rosary – is insulting and inappropriate. More than that, it shows blatant disregard for the First Amendment rights of students.
A school district spokesperson told a local newspaper that the rosary beads ”could be an identifier of gangs” and needed to be removed ”for safety reasons.”
Jordan appeared on CBN News to discuss the implications of this case as well as the First Amendment rights of students nationwide.
It’s a troubling trend in America’s public schools – trampling on the First Amendment rights of students in the name of political correctness.
Tags: censorship, school speech
