BOSSIER CITY, LA – Applauding the Bossier Parish School Board and
Superintendent Scott Smith’s proactive approach to protecting students
religious freedom in school, Attorney General Jeff Landry today issued the
following statement:
“Earlier this year and in an effort to clarify misconceptions,
Congressman Mike Johnson and I released
a publication on students’ religious expression in schools. The
document was drafted primarily to support those school systems seeking to
educate students of their constitutional rights in regards to religious
expression. The Constitution makes it very clear: students do not have to
surrender their First Amendment rights at the school house door. I commend
Superintendent Scott Smith and the Bossier Parish School Board for working
diligently to make sure students and teachers are aware of their constitutional
rights. Superintendent Smith was the first to distribute our publication, over
a month before this lawsuit was filed. Certain individuals who recently sued
the School Board suggested policy changes resulted from their lawsuit. That is
not only flatly false, but it also is a blatant mischaracterization of how our
legal system works. Their lawsuit was essentially moot at the time it was
filed.”
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