A Pulaski County School religion from public District patron sees utterances by public parallels between recent officials. But I think, when communication by a superintendent prefaces Superintendent Charles Hopson remarks by Vasquez with an and the prayer warriors over explainer like this, it in Van Buren. indicates a recognition that The occasion was the the ground is a little shaky. superintendent's newsletter, Wrote Hopson: in which he reprinted a Mr. Vasquez's e-mail to me message from Board president does not represent any Bill Vasquez about positive official district statement developments in the school or position, nor is it an district. Vasquez said, in attempt by our district to passing, "I truly believe God promote any form of religion. is working in every area of It is simply his truth to me PCSSD and in the truest sense that I am sharing with the of the word, we as educators PCSSD Learning Community. are starting to reach out and So if a teacher witnesses on be all things to all people." the power of prayer and reads He also drew a parallel a Bible verse or two before between the district's standardized testing, might mission and the Apostle that not also be "simply his Philip. truth" shared with a learning I'm not one to worry about community, as opposed to a scrubbing every trace of religious exercise?
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