Defy school, get entire town to kneel down after the football team is told they can’t pray after the game

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It was verified last week that school personnel are not permitted to lead their kids in prayer. Teachers and staff from Putnam County’s two high schools, Upperman High School and Cookeville High School, are included.

In addition, coaches for sporting teams are not permitted to participate in the prayers. A non-profit organization named Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a complaint against many incidents in which they claimed people were evangelizing or attempting to convert others during events hosted by these same school districts.

They believe that many cases include school prayers and proselytizing. Courts have regularly ruled against such activities at public organizations such as town committees or school boards, establishing the law on the subject.

According to the organization, such activities may include students from both religious minorities and non-believers. As a result, they don’t want prayers to be held in places where they could offend others who don’t believe in the principles.

In response to the allegations, PCS Superintendent Arnold Reed stated that the district recognizes the value of prayer in the lives of its pupils. Prayer is legal under the First Amendment’s free speech and religion provisions, as well as Tennessee state law, which protects students’ rights to peaceful assembly. During a phone conference with parents on October 15th, the PCS addressed recent incidences on campus in which Upperman High School seniors were spotted praying with leaders from other schools at Cookeville events such as football games or prom parties the prior year.

He goes on to say that they promote prayer participation as long as it is not disruptive. There have previously been issues when people led prayers without permission. However, in his interview, he clears up any misunderstandings that may have arisen among individuals who are opposed to such behavior because they feel excluded from such situations.

Dustin Whitefield was one of the parents who chose to attend Upperman’s Friday football game versus Stone Memorial High School. He claims that he and other parents were doing this because it was always an option for them, not because it was required or coerced, as some may imagine. “We do realize this is a public school,” Dustin added in an email statement, “but prayer has never really been called into question before.” The game was tight, but Upperman came out on top.

The players and cheerleaders triumphed on their own, winning 27-9 on Friday night. However, it wasn’t just the athletes who were enjoying themselves. As they marched onto the field for the prayer circle, parents joined them by holding hands in solidarity. The postgame festivities garnered attention once more because there were many more individuals showing support from afar: parents joining together in an act witnessed only since 9/11, when some American Muslims began having such meetings at NFL games around the country.

Bob Vick, a local, posted a snapshot of the prayer and the players’ unity on Facebook. He said that this triumph was a sign from God to continue fighting Satan’s influence in society, which he thought had been vanquished tonight because of student-led prayers at Upperman Memorial High School, which were heavily backed by parents. After demonic threats were defeated, participants were spiritually inspired to express themselves. They are not afraid of being attacked during prayers because they know the institution has their back.

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