Coach Kennedy to be reinstated at Washington school after Supreme Court prayer ruling
October 28, 2022 | Washington
After winning at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year, Washington state public high school assistant football coach Joe Kennedy will be reinstated after being dismissed in 2015 for praying on the field after games.
A joint stipulation filed in court on Tuesday by attorneys representing Kennedy and Bremerton School District states that the coach will be reinstated to his former position as an assistant coach by March 15, 2023.
Jeremy Dys of the First Liberty Institute, a legal nonprofit that helped to represent Kennedy during his yearslong legal battle, confirmed the reinstatement to ABC News on Wednesday. Dys noted that Kennedy will move back to Washington from his current residence in Florida.
As a devout Christian, Kennedy maintained a practice of going to the 50-yard line after games and kneeling in prayer, often with fans and players joining him.
In 2015, the school district suspended Kennedy for refusing to stop praying on the field. The school district believed that his prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. … (Excerpt from The Christian Post)
