Religious Issues
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge ordered a North Carolina school to admit a 14-year-old high school student suspended for wearing a nose piercing she says is part of her religion, and the teenager was headed to science class Friday afternoon.
RALEIGH, N.C. - The American Civil Liberties Union claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that a North Carolina school violated the constitutional rights of a 14-year-old student by suspending her for wearing a nose piercing.
DETROIT - A wrestling coach who claimed he lost his job at a suburban Detroit high school because of his Christian beliefs has settled the lawsuit for $24,500.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court won't reconsider whether a New Jersey school district can constitutionally ban celebratory religious music.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas State Board of Education has adopted a resolution seeking to curtail references to Islam in textbooks.
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