What do the Guidelines say about student assignments?
The First Amendment protects student rights, including the right of students to express their religious beliefs in their school work. School officials must not discriminate against a student due to the religious content of a particular student’s assignment. • Students may express their beliefs about religion in the form of homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free of discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions. [FN14] Therefore, students are free to express their religious beliefs in their homework or classwork, as long as the religious beliefs expressed are relevant to the particular assignment. Can students distribute religious literature to their schoolmates? Yes. The Guidelines specifically address the rights of students to distribute religious literature on their public school campuses. While there are some limitations on the right of students to hand their schoolmates religious literature, it is important to understand that school offic
