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Private Belief or Public Identity: How Should Faith Be Treated Under the First Amendment?
A few years ago I sat with a principal and a soccer coach in a small Midwestern town, puzzling through a problem that sounded simple and turned complex fast. A …
Read more about Private Belief or Public Identity: How Should Faith Be Treated Under the First Amendment?Should Anyone Feel Uncomfortable Seeing the American Flag in America?
On my first day helping a small-town high school with a civics program, I paused in a quiet hallway and noticed an empty flag bracket near the auditorium doors.…
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A few years ago, the principal of a midsize high school called me about a brewing fight over flags. A handful of students had started hanging large US flags fro…
Read more about Ban the US Flag? What Schools Are Really Teaching About PatriotismPrayer in Public Schools: Why Is It Controversial When Other Expressions Are Protected?
One spring afternoon a few years back, a high school assistant principal called me about a dustup at lunch. A small group of students had bowed their heads over…
Read more about Prayer in Public Schools: Why Is It Controversial When Other Expressions Are Protected?Are We Building Unity—or Dividing It—By Regulating the USA Flag?
A few springs ago, a high school principal I know faced a storm over a 3-by-5 American flag draped on the back of a student’s pickup. After a minor confrontatio…
Read more about Are We Building Unity—or Dividing It—By Regulating the USA Flag?Is the American Flag Political—or a Unifying Symbol?
A high college senior pulled a small American flag out of his backpack in the past first length, propped it on his table, and waited. No chant, no speech, just …
Read more about Is the American Flag Political—or a Unifying Symbol?Is Limiting Flag Expression About Inclusion Or Control
The argument did not start with a headline or a lawsuit. It started with a backpack. A freshman rolled into homeroom wearing a small American flag patch stitche…
Read more about Is Limiting Flag Expression About Inclusion Or ControlOpen Prayer on Campus: Should Students Be Free to Pray Without Restriction?
A few years ago I sat with a high school junior in the guidance office after a minor dust-up in the lunchroom. He had bowed his head for a quick grace. A nearby…
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