Title: When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools? | Teach 4 the Heart
Headings: When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools?
When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools?
What Does the Constitution Say?
What does it mean to “establish” a religion?
Students’ Rights
How to Legally Share Your Faith in the Public School
Resources for Further Study

Content: What could possibly make a bigger difference than that? Incorporate the study of the Bible & religion into your course content. You may be surprised to discover that you, as a public school teacher, are allowed to teach about religion, about religious holidays, and even about the Bible. You just can’t preach or do anything that would establish a religion. Thousands of public high schools teach a Bible course – viewing the Bible as literature or as a study on how the Bible has impacted culture, art, or music. Now, to teach that the Bible is the infallible Word of God would be to establish a religion and thus not permitted. But to teach about the Bible and how different religions view it is an academic study and thus acceptable. And if a student wants to mention that in their house they believe & practice the Bible, that is their right to speak openly, and you haven’t established a religion at all. All you’ve done is provided a safe place for students to discuss their own views in a respectful way. Almost every subject brings opportunity to discuss religion or the Bible in an academic way.