My son will not be attending his high school graduation today. Yesterday, the 5th Circuit ruled that open prayer, to include asking the audience to stand and pray with school district officials, is A-OK in American public schools now.
Having been forced to participate in countless religious activities at school events for 4 years, and having failed for 3 years to garner the help of district officials in crafting an inclusive ceremony respectful to ALL students and attendees, my son filed suit to prevent these prayers taking place at his graduation. He was granted an injunction, then lost on appeal by the district and Tx AG Abbott.
The Castroville community, as seen on FOX last night, now plans to bus in all manner of people with no interest in seeing a beloved child graduate, but with definite interest in creating a media and Christian spectacle.
Rather than protect the privacy of minor students in their charge, Medina Valley ISD officials elected instead to provide my son's full name to the media. Obviously we will not be attending this abomination of a grad ceremony as my the community hatred toward my family has been intense.
What a shameful, disgraceful display from a public school.