That
the nation’s schools have serious problems cannot be denied. But it goes beyond
bad textbooks, poor lesson plans and unskilled teaching when a school official
acts to deny a small child’s religious rights. All
the details of the incident, including what school it occurred at, are not
known because Marcos and Kathy Perez, of the Orlando area, are hoping they can
resolve the issue with their local school officials.
However,
they have posted a video
of their 5-year-old baby girl explaining what happened to her when she tried to
pray before eating her lunch. “I
was at school, and I got my lunch, and I was about to pray and say something to
Jesus,” said the little girl, whose name has also not been given. “… My lunch
teacher told me … ‘you’re not allowed to pray.’”
Responding
to questions from her parents, the girl goes on to say that she told her
teacher, “It’s good to pray, and she just said, ‘It’s not good!’”........Perez said he contacted the principal, who promised to investigate, but that the
school staff denied the incident occurred. “As expected, the staff denied
everything,” Perez said......To Read More.......
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