A few facts about the school that "banned the Declaration" [View All]

When are the fundys going to actually tell the *GASP* truth about that asinine lawsuit they have going against the school they lie about?

School-religion spotlight on Cupertino

TEACHER SUES DISTRICT OVER BAN ON MATERIALS, SPURS E-MAIL FLOOD

By Connie Skipitares and Maya Suryaraman

Fox News is in town today. Tomorrow, it's "Good Morning America." Conservative America is up in arms. And Cupertino is squarely in the spotlight.

Attracting all the attention is a public school teacher's lessons on colonial history -- religion-laced looks at documents written by some of the Founding Fathers.

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A press release from the school district said:

"The district has not violated anyone's constitutional rights. Media coverage regarding the lawsuit has substantially mischaracterized the content of the Cupertino Union School District's curriculum. It has incorrectly been reported that the district has banned the teaching of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. In reality, no such ban exists."

Lorence said he believes the district was responding to a single parent's complaint. Williams, he said, has been teaching colonial history with the same materials for seven years without incident. Last year, a parent complained when Williams brought religious-based materials to elaborate on a class discussion about the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. After that, all of Williams' teaching materials came under scrutiny by Vidmar, the lawyer said.

But if there is support for Williams in this school community of upscale ranch-style homes, it wasn't readily apparent Tuesday.

In the principal's office, a small round conference table brimmed with flowers, a huge Toblerone chocolate bar, stacks of cards and valentines from the children in one classroom, all expressing support for the embattled principal.

And a few blocks from the school, a home festooned with Christmas lights also sported a home-made lawn sign proclaiming, "Keep Religion out of Public Schools."

"If I want my kids going to church, I'll take them," said Nathalie Schuler of her lawn sign.

Schuler said she is requesting that her daughter not be placed in Williams' class next year.

"They're alienating those of us who are not as fundamentalist," Schuler said.

Several parents said that Williams' fervent Christian beliefs had been a topic of concern and conversation among parents at the school well before the lawsuit.

"Mr. Williams discusses his Christianity in the classroom," said Dorothy Pickler, who has two children at Stevens Creek. "He slants lessons in that direction. Parents have complained."

Armineh Noravian, whose son had Williams last year, said that the teacher wore a Jesus ring, a cross near the collar of his shirt and talked to his students often about his Bible study classes.

Noravian said that when Williams sent his students home with a proclamation for national prayer day from President Bush, she and other parents complained to the principal.

"The class was studying George Washington at the time," Noravian said. "It had nothing to do with George W. Bush or the proclamation of prayer."

Noravian said that Williams' discussion of his Christian faith troubled her because Stevens Creek is a diverse school with many Jewish, Hindu and other non-Christian students.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/10365917.htm

The two sons of bitches bringing the lawsuit:

Williams himself, doesn't he looked spaced out?



And his legal flack, Jordan Lawrence, who looks like your typical fundy liar: