So this is where this class potentially has a problem - because as Jen says, "...it is taught by one of our uber-Baptist teachers, and when I asked my student about about the class, she said that everybody in there is a Christian, so it's basically just a big bible study class like you would have at church. "
A church Bible study is not the same as an academic class on literature (this is purportedly an English elective).
This document, which is endorsed by various religious groups, has some good guidelines for staying on the correct side of constitutionality on teaching the Bible in public schools, ie, it should be academic, not devotional or a practice, educational not promotional, etc.
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So this is where this class potentially has a problem - because as Jen says, "...it is taught by one of our uber-Baptist teachers, and when I asked my student about about the class, she said that everybody in there is a Christian, so it's basically just a big bible study class like you would have at church. "
A church Bible study is not the same as an academic class on literature (this is purportedly an English elective).
This document, which is endorsed by various religious groups, has some good guidelines for staying on the correct side of constitutionality on teaching the Bible in public schools, ie, it should be academic, not devotional or a practice, educational not promotional, etc.
https://www.aclu.org/statement-bible-public-schools-first-amendment-guide