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Related: About this forumACLU of Ohio: state can't "inject religious criteria" into Gov. Kasich's student mentoring program
Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced his "Community Connectors" student mentoring plan in his State of the State speech in February. The ACLU of Ohio said this week that a religious requirement in the plan appears to be unconstitutional. (Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer)
By Patrick O'Donnell, The Plain Dealer
on December 17, 2014 at 3:49 PM, updated December 17, 2014 at 5:39 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is researching possible legal action over a requirement for schools to have religious partners to be part of Gov. John Kasich's $10 million student mentoring program.
Christine Link, ACLU of Ohio executive director, said she is troubled that the new "Community Connectors" program requires that a "house of worship" or "faith-based" organization join with a business and a school before the school can qualify for grants from the program.
As The Plain Dealer reported last Friday, other non-profit organizations that want to mentor students can participate, but only if a business and a religious group are also in the partnership with the school. But the other non-profits are not eligible if no religious group is included.
In a letter this week to Kasich and State Superintendent Richard Ross, ACLU officials say they are "troubled" that the state has "injected religious criteria" into the program and that the requirement may be unconstitutional. Link said the government and schools can have religious groups work with students, just with strong limits, but not give them preferences or include them at the exclusion of other groups.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/12/aclu_of_ohio_says_state_cant_i.html
http://www.acluohio.org/archives/press-releases/aclu-launches-inquiry-into-governors-mentorship-program-for-ohios-schools?c=132973
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ACLU of Ohio: state can't "inject religious criteria" into Gov. Kasich's student mentoring program (Original Post)
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Dec 2014
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cbayer
(146,218 posts)1. Of course he can't.
He can't possibly be so stupid as to think he could, so the only thing I can figure is that he sees this as a massive tool for publicity.
And it is working.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Unconstitutional
Duh.