What rights do students and teachers have at school? Ive attached The Alliance for Freedom’s “Student Rights Handbook.” I understand the Fellowship of Christian Athletes uses this. If our local chapters do not, the FCA guidelines I found on their website has the same content. According to the FCA, students’ right to worship and their freedom of speech are protected under the law when they are at school. Going out on the football field or around the flag pole or at an FCA meeting to pray is absolutely allowed. In a school the only right given a higher priority is other students’ right to learn. As a teacher, I promise you that if I see anyone unlawfully taking away your child’s rights, I will go up the ladder until I found someone to stop it. That is a hill I am willing to die on. I’m a teacher for a reason. If you read what these guidelines have to say about teachers’ rights, it is clear that the law gives students’ rights priority over teachers’ rights. That is as it should be. Teaching is something of a sacrificial profession. When I became a teacher, I gave up status, the chance for anything more than a modest income, an understanding that my highest accomplishments will always be the success of someone else. I understood all that when I took this job. If my goal were to become wealthy, I would have stayed in the business world. I also understood that I would sacrifice some of my freedoms, at least during the school day. For example, there are many things that someone might freely say on the street corner, but if I said it in the classroom I would be fired. If you read the “Student Rights Handbook,” you will see the same applies to my rights to express my religious beliefs during the school day. I can teach about religion, but I cannot preach. I cannot stop my students from praying, but I also cannot lead them in prayer. I knew that when I took this job. If my goal in life were to minister to children, I would have chosen a different occupation. Does this mean that I don’t live my life according to my beliefs? Absolutely not. But I trust my principles are manifested in my actions. More importantly I trust in the wisdom of my students and the grace of God. Click Below for Students Rights Handbook
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:24:08 +0000
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