Declaration of Independence

Though not specifically about homeschooling, this is a good reminder that letting the government get involved in our home schools can result in regulations that collide with our parental right to direct the education of our children. This was posted in Mixing Home Business and Home Schooling on September 10, 2008.

“That God places prominently in our nation’s history does not create an Establishment Clause problem requiring curettage and disinfectant of Johnson’s classroom walls. It is a matter of historical fact that our institutions and government actors have in past and present times given place to a supreme God.” – Judge Robert T. Benitez

For the last 25 years, math teacher Bradley Johnson has had a banner on the wall of his classroom measuring 7 feet by 2 feet, on which are inscribed the words “In God We Trust,” “One Nation Under God,” “God Bless America” and “God Shed His Grace On Thee.” He has had a second banner for 17 years that quotes the Declaration of Independence by including the phrase, “All Men Are Created Equal, They Are Endowed By Their Creator.”

Even though 4,000 students have passed through Johnson’s classroom without a single complaint in 25 years, in January, Westview High School principal Dawn Kastner told him his banners were no longer permissible because they convey a Judeo-Christian perspective.

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Susan Critelli is a veteran homeschooling Mom of 2 great kids and a successful Home Schooling entrepreneur. She blogs regularly at Mixing Home Business & Homeschooling and is a regular contributor at Moms In the Right.