One could teach a constitutional Bible course in public schools. The odds that they are teaching it that way in Princeton, WV seem vanishingly small. And the story's quotations from the curriculum seem to eliminate that slim possibility.
Of course there is no constituency for teaching the Bible in the agnostic way that would be constitutional. The political demand is to teach it as Sunday School. Douglas Laycock Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law University of Virginia 580 Massie Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-243-8546 ________________________________ From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of Marty Lederman [martin.leder...@law.georgetown.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 9:49 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Bible classes in elementary schools Any possibility this<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-popular-public-school-bible-class-in-west-virginia-faces-legal-challenge/2017/04/23/14c50460-2144-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html> is constitutional?
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