The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a former Washington state high school football coach who was fired for praying after football games.
According to the Christian Post, John Kennedy was the Bremerton High School football coach up until 2015 when he was placed on suspension for repeatedly praying on the high school’s football field after the games were over.
In September of 2015, Kennedy received a warning letter from the district’s Superintendent Aaron Leavell telling him that by praying he had violated the establishment clause because he was publicly demonstrating an act of faith. One month later, Kennedy was suspended and in December, he filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and began the process of suing the school district.
According to the Supreme Court statement of Justice Alito, the letter cited two different reasons for why Kennedy was being suspended and eventually fired.
“On October 23, 2015, the superintendent wrote to petitioner to explain why the district found petitioner’s conduct at the then-most recent football game to be unacceptable,” the Supreme Court decision reads.
“And in that letter, the superintendent gave two quite different reasons: first, that petitioner, in praying on the field after the game, neglected his responsibility to…
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