Virginia teacher fights to include a Bible verse in her work email – By Pamela Manson (UPI) / May 4, 2023
May 4 (UPI) — A Virginia teacher who was told by school district administrators to remove a Bible verse from the signature block of her work email alleges her constitutional rights are being violated.
Loudoun County Public Schools says the quote — “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16” — runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s Establishment Clause, which prohibits governmental establishment of religion.
But Liberty Counsel, which represents the high school teacher, says the verse is non-school-sponsored private expression of personal faith and the district’s rationale overlooks the free speech and religious free exercise rights of teachers.
