Ethics

School May Change Mission Statement

By Ed Brayton

You might remember the story about a school in Ohio whose mission statement declared belief in God as one of the values the school supports. It looks like they may be changing that statement:

The Lake Local Schools Board of Edcuation gave temporary approval to a change in two policies that involve the school district's mission statement in response to the possibility of a lawsuit by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

The change involves removing the phrase of valuing a "belief in God" but leaving in a phrase about valuing religious freedom. The board will vote on giving final approval to the change at the next board meeting, Jan. 11.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 21, 2009 (boomark / email).