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Jan 12, 2012

Religion in Public Schools: Could school dress codes ban the hijab?

Free Speech and Pluralism
By Rebecca Robertson Director, Public Policy and Advocacy In a word, no!  School dress codes cannot, in most cases, be used to prevent students from wearing religious attire. What does the law say...
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By Rebecca Robertson Director, Public Policy and Advocacy In a word, no!  School dress codes cannot, in most cases, be used to prevent students from wearing religious attire. What does the law say...
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Jan 5, 2012

Religion in Public Schools: What is all the fuss about?

Free Speech and Pluralism
By Rebecca Robertson Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Ever wonder why the issue of religion in public schools is so contentious?  All of us believe in freedom of religion, right? Maybe the debate would...
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By Rebecca Robertson Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Ever wonder why the issue of religion in public schools is so contentious?  All of us believe in freedom of religion, right? Maybe the debate would...
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Dec 21, 2011

How We Celebrate the Season: Merry Christmas from the ACLU of Texas!

Free Speech and Pluralism
By Victor Cornell Austin Regional Coordinator Although you may have heard that the ACLU of Texas is anti-religion or anti-Christian, the truth is quite the opposite.  The ACLU and the ACLU of Texas have long...
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By Victor Cornell Austin Regional Coordinator Although you may have heard that the ACLU of Texas is anti-religion or anti-Christian, the truth is quite the opposite.  The ACLU and the ACLU of Texas have long...
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Dec 15, 2011

How We Celebrate the Season: Christmas in the Public Square

Free Speech and Pluralism
By Victor Cornell Austin Regional Coordinator We get a lot of questions and complaints this time of year about religious holiday displays.  So we thought we’d take this opportunity to set the record straight...
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By Victor Cornell Austin Regional Coordinator We get a lot of questions and complaints this time of year about religious holiday displays.  So we thought we’d take this opportunity to set the record straight...
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