A question written in the dust
In thinking lately about the Oregon ban on religious dress on public school teachers -- a ban that's apparently about to be repealed, with lawsuits to follow -- I've been wondering whether Catholic teachers are allowed to display ashes on their forehead on Ash Wednesday (which this year was last week). And if there is such a prohibition, has anybody been enforcing it?
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Comments (5)
Does recognizing Sharia violate the separation of church and state?
Posted by David E Gilmore | February 26, 2010 12:09 PM
What separation of church and state?
Posted by Jon | February 26, 2010 12:12 PM
having graduated from the beaverton public school system in the past five years, I know that I had a teacher in 2002 who participated in traditional Catholic Ash Wednesday practices. Not sure if it was "legal" or not, but I know she did it without any commentary from the school.
Posted by ambrown | February 26, 2010 4:14 PM
If it's private school, you can do whatever you want. That's why some of us pay private school tuition in addition to property taxes for a crumbling, not working school system. Great in Westview maybe, not in outer SE. And, why aren't you talking about the $600 million bike plan and the water system surcharges!
Posted by Peafrog | February 26, 2010 6:29 PM
I guess you should be able to dress as you want, but for heavens sake don't display an American Flag in the classroom.
Posted by phil | February 27, 2010 6:33 AM