http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-religbriefs22.6mar22,1,473799.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dcalifornia
School Suspension Over Religious Slogans Voided
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- A high school cannot suspend
students for
handing out candy canes with religious messages, a
federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Frank Freedman said this week
that a policy at
Westfield High School prohibiting the distribution
of printed material on
school grounds without permission violated
students' 1st Amendment rights.
Members of the school's Bible club had asked the
principal just before
Christmas if they could hand out candy with
religious messages. The
principal said no, but they handed them out anyway.
