OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill designed to allow
public school students to express religious viewpoints and organize
prayer groups has passed the House despite concerns the measure could
actually lead to more lawsuits against schools.
The House voted 79-13 for the Religious Viewpoints
Anti-discrimination Act by Sallisaw Republican Rep. John Bennett, who
says the bill is modeled after a Texas law. The bill further directs
school boards to adopt policies for student speakers at all school
events that protects "the voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint
by a student."
The head of the Oklahoma chapter of the American
Civil Liberties Union says the proposed law is nothing more than a
"political stunt" and urged its defeat in the Senate.
Online:
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