2012 Victories: Little Girl can say “God” in School Poem

This is the latest installment in a year-end series looking back at a few of the hundreds of victories by the ACLJ in 2012. Imagine your son or daughter is given an assignment in his or her second grade class, just like thousands of other students around the country, to write a short poem. Your young child decides to write a poem that mentions their love for God, yet their teacher scolds them. That is exactly what happened to one little girl when she wrote, “Love is the earth that God ma... Continue Reading

Filed in: Free Speech | by CeCe Heil | 10:51 AM Jun. 8, 2012

Reference to God Removed From Student Assignment

We were recently contacted by the father of a second grade student who attends a public elementary school. In response to an assignment, the second grader wrote a short poem in her journal that included the line, “Love is the earth that God made.” Her teacher crossed out that line and said that discussion of God was not allowed in class. The father asked us if we could provide him with materials or guidance before he discussed the matter with the teacher. We sent him a personalized ... Continue Reading