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Vermont Town Rejects Proposed Policy On Religion In Schools

By Howard M. Friedman

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In the village of Benson, Vermont, the school board on Tuesday unanimously rejected a proposed policy on religious expression in the schools. The policy was drafted by a task force made up of teachers, administrators, parents and community members after a principal last year removed from walls students' artwork showing holiday symbols. Yesterday's Rutland (VT) Herald reported that the new policy would have banned religious celebrations in the schools, but would have permitted curriculum-related discussions of religion and the use of religious images in activities such as student art projects. One resident said the proposed policy was too complicated, calling it a document "written for attorneys by attorneys." Controversy over religious symbols and celebrations in school has bitterly divided the town.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).

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