Creationist Teacher Who Called Student’s Buddhism ‘Stupid’ LOSES IN COURT!
by Erica King
The American Civil Liberties Union revealed on Friday that a student and his parents won their lawsuit against creationist teacher, Rita Roark, who told him he was “stupid” if he doesn’t believe in God.
This teacher continued her racial discrimination
against the Hindu boy and his family by telling them that Louisiana is
“the Bible Belt”, so if the boy (going by the name "C.C.") wants to
learn in an ungodly classroom,
they should send him to a school where “there are more Asians.” The
Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb supported Roark’s judgment, but
Judge Elizabeth Foote of the U.S. District Court, Western District of
Louisiana did not.
Judge Foote wrote:
[box
type="shadow"]“The District and School Board are permanently enjoined
from permitting School Officials at any school within the School
District to promote their personal religious beliefs to students in
class or during or in conjunction with a School Event. School Officials
shall not denigrate any particular faith, or lack thereof, or single out
any student for disfavor or criticism because of his or her particular
faith or religious belief, or lack thereof.”[/box]
Judge Foote also ordered that all school board members be trained by an ACLU-approved attorney on how to uphold the First Amendment in their school, emphasizing “the psychological and development impact of religious discrimination on students.”
h/t: The Raw Story
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