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To: combjelly who wrote (233592)	5/19/2005 10:14:16 AM
From: longnshort	of 1571297

FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS GOOSE-STEP ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT...AGAIN! After our reporting yesterday on Fairfax County Public Schools prohibiting teachers from speaking at off-campus baccalaureate services, I received angy emails from Fairfax schools employees denying everything and accusing me of libel. So I figured I was on the right track. Then a listener sent me a copy of an email received from the Fairfax County School administration on the subject. Here are the key parts (once again, verbatim): "Under the Constitution of the United States...Fairfax County Public Schools has an obligation to maintain separation between church and state. Because teachers and administrators are highly visible representatives of the school, their speaking at a baccalaureate service--which typically includes religious elements--can be misconstrued. The school division...is working on a case-by-case basis to find workable solutions that will allow teachers to speak as private citizens." [emphasis added]. So that's Fairfax County's idea of the First Amendment: Freedom of Religion...with government permission.

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