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My first Police CHP recording wwith immature cop and his light beam in my face
I noticed 3 patrol cars in a MacDonald s parking lot and decided to film them under my first Amendment lo and behold i get a immature cop who happens to think its funny shining light in peoples...

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First amendment violation.
Eugene Oregon, g4s agents at the ltd bus station threatened me with the police after they saw me recording them.

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The Champaign County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union applauds the Unit 4 school district for clarifying the appropriate manner for accommodating the desire of a handful of students to observe an Ash Wednesday ritual within the school, without intruding on the religious liberty of those students who did not wish to participate in that service.

If students themselves had invited the priest and requested use of space for an Ash Wednesday service prior to the choir departing early that morning for a long-scheduled trip, and if the students interested in the service had met in a room separate from where the other members were gathered, there would have been little controversy.

Courts have held that if a public school opens its room for student groups (clubs, affiliated organizations or academic groups) to meet, then students have a right to use that space for religious observances of their choice.

Students also have the right to refrain from participating in any religious observance at school without separating themselves from other students.

It is important that whenever public school spaces are used for religious activities, school staff cannot initiate or organize the arrangements. Extracurricular religious activities in public school spaces may, however, be initiated and organized by students as long as other students do not experience any pressure or obligation to participate.

The school district's inquiry had a good outcome. The entire community was educated about the true meaning of the First Amendment protection against government "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

CAROL SPINDEL

President

Champaign County ACLU

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Religion By Kendal Mitchell, Thu, March 26, 2015

A humanist organization sent a letter to a school district in Ohio on Monday, alleging some of the practices and language in their student handbook violates the First Amendment.

In its written request, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the Edon Northwest Local School district to stops its, "sectarian policies and practices that violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."

ACLU advocates said they wrote the letter in response to certain passages in school systems student handbook referencing "Christian values."

The handbook states,"As we strive to achieve our Vision and accomplish our Mission, we value" with "Honesty and Christian values" as the second entry.

The group also alleges the school district encourages local ministers to lead prayer during mandatory school assemblies. Students must have parent approval in order to not attend the events, according to the ACLU letter.

These reports also allege that the ministers pray aloud, ask the students to join in the prayer and recite homilies concerning upcoming holidays, the letter reads.

Interim superintendent John Granger, who joined the school district in January, said while he has not seen any instances of First Amendment violations, and he thinks school officials should make changes if violations are discovered.

This has already been settled by the United States Supreme Court, Granger said. I would make a recommendation to the board of education that if we are in violation of the law, we should stop.

ACLU staff attorney Drew Dennis said the group asked the school district for additional information concerning the alleged policies to find out if the issue is more widespread than initially reported.

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