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“Our public schools are paid for by anybody and everybody, including those with no religion.” Eastern WA school board considers starting meetings with prayer. Students pushed back
What happened at Baraboo High School? A local broadcast of Baraboo High School's May 31 graduation ceremony recorded a father of a student pushing District Superintendent Rainey Briggs out of the ...
The scandal began on May 31, when Matthew Eddy walked onto the stage at Baraboo High School’s graduation as his daughter was shaking hands with school officials. As she approached Superintendent ...
In the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, it was common practice for public schools to open with an oral prayer or Bible reading. The 19th-century debates over public funding for religious schools, and reading the King James Bible in the public schools was most heated in 1863 and 1876. [3]
The Mayor of Baraboo appointed members of the school board. [3] The city had three wards upon its creation, and the initial plan was that one school building would serve one ward. New schools were built to serve those wards. [2] The board system changed to one where citizens vote for board members in 1938.
In November 1951, the Board of Regents of New York proposed that public schools start the day with a non-denominational prayer. School boards were authorized, but not required, to adopt the recommendation. It became known as The Regents' Prayer because it was written by the New York State Board of Regents. [5] The prayer was twenty-two words ...
The Baraboo School Board has since condemned Eddy’s behavior. “No employee of the School District of Baraboo should fear for their physical safety when fulfilling their job duties or at any ...
The School District of Baraboo Board of Education condemns such actions and asks the community to take a stand and speak out against this type of behavior that threatens the fabric of our ...