Can teachers and/or administrators share their religious faith with their students?
The Secretary’s Statement on Religious Expression, states that teachers and school administrators, when acting in those capacities, are representatives of the state and are prohibited by the establishment clause from soliciting or encouraging religious activity, and from participating in such activity with students. It also prohibits teachers and administrators from discouraging activity because of its religious content, and from soliciting or encouraging antireligious activity. Therefore, they must maintain official neutrality regarding any and all religious activity. The , states that teachers and school administrators, when acting in those capacities, are representatives of the state and are prohibited by the establishment clause from soliciting or encouraging religious activity, and from participating in such activity with students. It also prohibits teachers and administrators from discouraging activity because of its religious content, and from soliciting or encouraging antirelig
