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Know Your Rights! You Don’t Have To Convince Me We Need Separation Of Church And State – I Grew Up In A Town Without It
For AU Digital Communications Manager Amy Couch, science was almost a swear word in her town. She remembers the day her high school science teacher smugly said, 'The Department of Ed says I have to teach you evolution. But I am not going to fill your heads with that kind of nonsense.'
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Know Your Rights! How A Fourth Grader’s Request Sparked A Classroom Lesson On Tolerance
As an elementary school teacher, AU Legal Fellow Alex Bodaken experienced how dissent, in the form of religious difference or non-religion, can feel uncomfortable or disorderly.
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Know Your Rights! A Tale Of Two Prayer Policies, One Forced And One Free
AU Senior Adviser Rob Boston, who attended both public and private religious schools, had an instinctive understanding that it was simply wrong for public school teachers and staff, who are agents of the state, to sponsor or pressure anyone to take part in religious activity.
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Know Your Rights! (Or, How I Got Tripped Up By Two Corinthians In A Public School)
AU Staff Attorney Ian Smith reflects on the personal and professional experiences that led him to produce AU’s series of ‘Know Your Rights’ guides for teachers, students, and parents.
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