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Jacksonville (USA): Parents are suing the St.
Johns County School Board saying a teacher made their
children learn a religious themed song for an
end-of-the-year program. The lawsuit, filed last week in
federal court, says “In God We Still Trust,” interferes
with the parents' right to raise children according to
their own beliefs.
The song was cut before the lawsuit was filed after
another parent complained. But the lawsuit says they are
still entitled to damages because their children were
required to learn the song. They are seeking to bar the
district from the “religious instruction” the song
represents.
School Board attorney David Marsey says the issue
differs from school prayer because public school choirs
historically have been permitted to sing religious
songs.
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