Like all citizens, the twin pillars of constitutional freedom for public school students lie in the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The court has continued to uphold this position in more recent cases. In addition to Tinker, other court rulings have plainly said that students may not only possess religious symbols and literature on public school campuses, but may share their faith either verbally or through distribution of leaflets or religious tracts, as long as such activities do not substantially interfere with the work of the school or impinge upon the rights of other students. American Hero Attorney Mat Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel, a civil liberties legal defense firm affiliated with Jerry Falwell Ministries, says that students should not let school authorities intimidate them from sharing their faith. Students may distribute religious literature before or after school while students are arriving on the campus.
Bus stops and hallways are prime areas for the distribution of literature.
Outside of class time, Staver says that students can witness or distribute literature during lunchtime in the cafeteria or on the playing field. We are finally beginning to get the message, and the facts, about students' true religious freedom rights out to the American public. There is no longer any need for students and teachers who wish to express their faith in public schools to fear the bullies of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Education Association or Barry Lynn and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. I urge every reader to visit my website and order Ten Commandments bookcovers. Let us take God's laws back into the schools of America.