The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has recently taken on the case of three Texas teachers who were punished for praying in public, WND reports.

Before the start of school, the three had gathered along with others at the flagpole outside the school to pray.

It was part of the nation-wide, ‘See You at the Pole,’ where teachers, students, parents, and others gather to annually to pray. It’s estimated that two million students across America participate in this annual event that ironically started in Burleson, Texas in 1990 when several teenagers gathered to pray for their schools.

Immediately, after they had finished, the teachers were hauled into the principal’s office and told in no uncertain terms that they were not allowed to pray at the event.

There were concerns that their prayers would result in students joining in the prayer. The principal of the unnamed school also stated that it was actually against the law for the teachers to participate.

The ACLJ has sent a letter to the principal and the school that they do not have the right to “prevent school employees who are off the clock from expressing their religious faith.”

Citing previous legal cases, the letter added that “The Constitution protects the rights of public school employees to engage in religious speech, even before others, when that speech is not in their official capacity.”

Previously, a school in Floyd County, Kentucky had even tried to stop students from participating in the ‘See You at the Pole’ prayer event during non school hours. However, the Rutherford Institute forced the school to back down after a successful lawsuit.

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