Students at Huntington High School are planning a protest after they were made to attend an evangelical sermon in the middle of the school day
Students at a West Virginia high school are planning a protest after they say they were made to attend an evangelical sermon in the middle of the school day. The event was held in Huntington High School’s auditorium last week during a “noninstructional” gap between classes when students are usually encouraged to get work done or study, the AP reports.
One of the students brought to the assembly by a teacher was Jewish, and he was reportedly told he could not leave when he made his discomfort known to a teacher. A spokesperson for Cabell County Schools, Jedd Flowers, told the AP the event was meant to be voluntary, with students able to take part by signing up for the sermon, but two teachers misunderstood and brought their entire classes. “It’s unfortunate that it happened.
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