{"id":2058,"date":"2023-08-27T20:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2023-08-27T20:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:25:18","slug":"high-school-coach-who-was-fired-for-praying-with-players-wins-1-7-million-settlement-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2058","title":{"rendered":"High school coach who was fired for praying with players wins $1.7 million settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Kennedy, a football coach for the Bremerton School District in Washington state, was terminated from his coaching position back in 2015 after he reportedly refused to stop giving speeches containing religious references and for praying with the players.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Kennedy prayed by himself, but then students and players started joining him. That\u2019s when the school board received complaints that some athletes actually felt pressured to join in.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy pursued a legal action against the district. The legal battle lasted eight years, after which the Supreme Court eventually ruled Kennedy to be rehired for the upcoming season and to be paid a $1.7 million settlement from the Bremerton School District in Washington State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Kennedy will be an assistant football coach for Bremerton High School for the 2023 season,\u201d the district said on its official website.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/24timescon.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/vsac-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court previously secured Kennedy\u2019s right to pray with students as protected by the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>School board president Alyson Rotter said: \u201cWe look forward to moving past the distraction of this nearly eight-year legal battle so that our school community can focus on what matters most: providing our children the best education possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Daily Mail following the verdict, Kennedy said: \u201cIt is just incredible to know that I did nothing wrong. Everything I did was fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a commitment with God that I\u2019d give him thanks after every football game, win or lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cAnd that\u2019s the way I started out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/24timescon.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/mwmv-1-300x219.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Bored Daddy<\/p>\n<p>Love and Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Kennedy, a football coach for the Bremerton School District in Washington state, was terminated from his coaching position back in 2015 after he reportedly refused to&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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