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Speakers: Schools restricting religion
More than 250 attend school board meeting
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Floyd Williams of Brooklet raises his Bible as he and others stand to give a round of applause as community members speak out about religious freedom at Thursday's Bulloch County School Board meeting at the William James Education Complex.
An impassioned group of teachers, preachers and community members filled the William James Educational Complex Thursday night to express dissatisfaction over a perceived assault on religious expression in area schools. More than 250 people crammed into the complex’s cafeteria, during a scheduled meeting of the Bulloch County Board of Education, to rebel against rules they say are unconstitutionally restrictive. Last month, a reminder was given to Bulloch County principals, from administration, about what can and can’t be done, legally, in the classroom regarding religion.
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