Written by Don Byrd
The Ohio Supreme Court today agreed to take up the case of John Freshwater, a high school science teacher who claims he was fired for his religious beliefs after he refused to comply with the School District’s requirement that he refrain from injecting his religious views into class.
The court ruled that Freshwater can argue his case on two points: Whether it is unconstitutional to fire a teacher without giving him a clear indication of which materials or teaching methods are acceptable; and whether expressing one’s personal religious beliefs are grounds for dismissal.
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The school board says it denied Freshwater’s request to teach students on “the alleged controversy surrounding evolution” in 2003 but he ignored the decision and taught religious creation theories to dispute scientific findings.
