Morehouse_Parish_School_Board

Morehouse Parish School Board

Morehouse Parish School Board

School district in Louisiana, United States

Morehouse Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in an unincorporated area of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the city of Bastrop, the parish seat.

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The district serves Morehouse Parish.

Bastrop High School prayer controversy

In 2011, graduating senior Damon Fowler objected to prayer at the Bastrop High School graduation exercises, claiming a looming violation of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.[1] The ACLU of Louisiana asked the school not to include a prayer in the May 20 graduation.[1] At the Thursday night rehearsal for the graduation, senior Sarah Barlow included a prayer that explicitly mentioned Jesus, and during the graduation, student Laci Rae Mattice led people in the Lord's Prayer before a moment of silence. The school says that Mattice was told not to include a prayer.[1] Fowler stated that after his objections became public he was ostracized by other students.[2] In 2012, Fowler received the Humanist Pioneer Award from the American Humanist Association.[3]

Schools

6-12 schools

  • Delta High School (Unincorporated area)

High schools

K-8 schools

1-8 schools

7-8 schools

PK-6 schools

3-6 schools

PK-2 schools

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References

  1. [1]
    Southwell, Zack (May 21, 2011). "Prayer sparks controversy in Bastrop". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Lebo, Lauri. "Student Says He's Ostracized for Objecting to Graduation Prayer". Religion Dispatches. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "AHA Conference Recap: Outstanding Awardees, Informative Speakers, and Lots of Beads". The Humanist. June 20, 2012.
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