Teachers and church/state separation

Some teachers in one Virginia school district reject church state separation: “The WorldNetDaily has it all wrong. Teachers don’t have a ‘right’ to decide not to hand out something ‘they’ find objectionable. Teachers, as well as administrators, are considered agents of the state (through compulsory education attendance laws and previous court cases) and any action they take is seen as an act of the state. If a teacher is so offended by what they are asked to do as part of their contracted job and duty as an agent of the state, then maybe they don’t need to work in a public school. There are plenty of sectarian private schools that might make them feel better.”

(Via Secular Left.)

I can’t say it much better than that. I seem to be finding a bunch of stuff I just want to quote into my blog today…

~ by jryanstevens on June 11, 2007.