Lunch prayer principal could face jail [NZHerald]
- Published: 17 August 2009
FLORIDA, United States - A school principal and an athletics director in northern Florida face up to 6 months in jail for offering a mealtime prayer, reports the Washington Times.
The criminal charges carry up to a $5,000 fine (NZ$7,400) and a six-month jail term.
Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and school athletic director Robert Freeman will go on trial 17 September at a federal district court in Pensacola for breaching the conditions of a lawsuit settlement reached last year with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
An ACLU official said the school district has allowed "flagrant" violations of the First Amendment for years.
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