School Board Grants Uniform Exemption On Religious Grounds For 2nd Grader
The Irving, Texas school board this week, by a vote of 6-1, reversed the decision of an elementary school principal and granted a mother's request that her 7-year old daughter be allowed to wear her shirt untucked for religious reasons. Thursday's Dallas Morning News reported that Dyker Neyland says her second grader needs to wear her shirt tail out to comply with the Biblical requirement for modest dress found in 1 Timothy 2:9. The school's rule is part of its dress requirement for students. Before the vote, Neyland told the Board that she thought she was "being persecuted for being a Christian."
Suppose instead of a "shirt tucking" rule, the school had a "no headgear inside" rule. Should the school exempt a Jewish boy who wished to wear a yarmulke or a Muslim girl who wished to wear a head scarf?
But suppose the school is unwilling to accommodate the religious dress requirement. Does the First Amendment require an accommodation? Forbid an accommodation? Query?
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