{"id":437,"date":"2021-05-06T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/?p=437"},"modified":"2021-05-10T09:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:36:16","slug":"lubbock-cooper-high-school-continues-illegal-promotion-of-baccalaureate-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/news\/lubbock-cooper-high-school-continues-illegal-promotion-of-baccalaureate-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock-Cooper High School Continues Illegal Promotion of Baccalaureate Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LCP-Baccalaureate-Service-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LCP-Baccalaureate-Service-1.jpg 791w, http:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LCP-Baccalaureate-Service-1-480x621.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 791px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cooper-for-all.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LCP-Baccalaureate-Service-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A public high school is holding a religious baccalaureate service. Is that legal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a fundamental principle of Establishment Clause jurisprudence that a public school may not advance, prefer or promote religion. Because it is generally understood that a baccalaureate service is a religious event, a public school may not be involved in the organization or execution of a baccalaureate in any way that would make an objective observer believe that the school is endorsing the event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is impermissible for a school to financially support, organize, or have direct influence over a baccalaureate service. Below are a list of things to look for in a baccalaureate service that might cause an objective observer to believe that a school is sponsoring the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/ffrf.org\/faq\/state-church\/item\/14024-school-involvement-in-baccalaureate-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ffrf.org\/faq\/state-church\/item\/14024-school-involvement-in-baccalaureate-services<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public high school is holding a religious baccalaureate service. Is that legal? It is a fundamental principle of Establishment Clause jurisprudence that a public school may not advance, prefer or promote religion. 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