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    This document summarizes a case involving a teacher, Karen White, who was dismissed from her job for refusing to participate in certain school activities and projects due to her religious affiliation as a Jehovah's Witness. The document discusses several court cases both supporting the teacher's rights and the school's decision. Overall, the document concludes the court may rule in favor of the school, as teachers should be able to separate their religious views from their profession in order to provide equal opportunities to all students.

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    This document summarizes a case involving a teacher, Karen White, who was dismissed from her job for refusing to participate in certain school activities and projects due to her religious affiliation as a Jehovah's Witness. The document discusses several court cases both supporting the teacher's rights and the school's decision. Overall, the document concludes the court may rule in favor of the school, as teachers should be able to separate their religious views from their profession in order to provide equal opportunities to all students.

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    Assignment #4 1

    Assignment #4

    Jordan A. Robateau

    College of Southern Nevada


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    Are teachers required to celebrate holidays simply to meet the “needs” of the students? A

    teacher named Karen White recently made parents aware that she would no longer be able to

    lead or participate in certain projects and activities due to their nature and her newly affiliation

    with Jehovah’s Witnesses. That meant she would no longer be singing happy birthday,

    decorating for the holidays and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Parents were not happy and

    she was dismissed for not meeting the needs of her students.

    One case that supports the teacher is Emmanual vs State of Kerala. In July 1985, three

    children were kicked out of class for not singing the national anthem of India and instead stood

    silently because it was against their religion as Jehovah Witnesses. They felt this violated their

    freedom of expression and freedom of religion in which the court agreed with. What the

    children were doing was in no way wrong or causing any problems because they were simply

    exercising their rights. Karen White was exercising her rights and she was not causing any

    problems. Parents felt she wasn’t meeting their needs but she all she was doing was exercising

    rights but was still able to meet the educational needs of the students.

    Another case that supports the teacher is Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940). In

    this case two students, Lillian and William Gobitis ,were expelled from school for refusing to

    salute the flag during the daily school exercise. The were Jehovah’s Witnesses and participating

    in such was forbidden by the bible and that their first amendment right was violated. White was

    simply eliminating things that to her religion was not okay nor allowed. She has every right to

    express how she feels because it is in fact part of her first amendment rights, freedom of religion.

    One case that supports the school is Freshwater v. Mt. Vernon City School District

    (2013). A teacher in Ohio was fired because the school felt that he was advancing his religion
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    onto his students by talking about certain topics. The teacher felt this violated his rights but

    unfortunately the court agreed with the school and decided to uphold their decision. This falls in

    hand with White’s case because by taking away the celebration and activities, she is advancing

    her religion on them because since she is unable to celebrate and do such things she’s making

    them do the same.

    Another case that supports the school is McCollum vs Board of Education (1948). In this

    case parents are upset about the school funding for religious aid. To them this case was to test the

    separation between church and state in regards of education. White was unable to separate her

    church ( being a jehovah witness) and state ( being a worker of a government funded place)

    making her a teacher who’s unable to meet her students needs giving the parents a right to be

    upset and that therefore aided her dismissal.

    In this case I feel the court may rule in favor of the school. When it comes to religion and

    school it’s a very complicated situation. All together the school has a very justifiable reason for

    White’s dismissal. As a teacher she should be able to separate her religious views from her

    profession. It’s similar to church and state, she should be able to put her views aside to provide

    the same opportunities and fun that other children in other classrooms get.
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    References

    linois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign County.

    (n.d.). Oyez.

    "Minersville School District v. Gobitis." Oyez

    Freshwater v. Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education. (n.d.).

    Emmanuel v. State of Kerala. (n.d.).

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