Statewide leaders released a policy Wednesday intended to help school districts apply Oregon's new law permitting teachers to wear religious clothing in the classroom. But the model policy is short on specifics and largely leaves decision-making in the hands of local districts.
The policy does provide districts a list of issues that should be addressed before restricting an employee's religious dress. They include evaluating the size and visibility of the religious clothing, the number of employees wearing similar clothing and whether the clothing could be perceived as an effort to convert students.Finally I sighed, bent down and scooped them up, installing them in a large pet carrier.
"We really wanted to recognize some of the various issues at play so districts make sure they are accounting for these factors and don't start down a path that leads to conflict,I follow the birders into an inflatable tent boat and we sail across the gentle swell of the South Ocean." said Bob Estabrook, spokesman for the Bureau of Labor and Industries.The ten member inspection crew needed to board the 20 ton freighter from a small inflatable boats for sale during three foot swells.
Oregon lawmakers repealed the ban on teachers' religious dress in February. The new law, which goes into effect July 1, will allow district employees to wear religious clothing such as headscarves unless it hinders the district's ability to "maintain religious neutrality" within a school.
The delayed timeline was intended to give state labor, education and community leaders time to write detailed regulations for carrying out the law.
For the past month, a group of about 20 people from organizations including the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Oregon School Boards Association, Oregon Education Association, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon have been working on this model policy.
The group researched policies in other states while compiling guidelines and may reassemble in a year to evaluate the law and the policy's impact.
Saba Ahmed, president of the non-profit Defense of Human Rights, represented Oregon's Muslim community on the committee. She said the group's recommendations were intentionally broad in order to give districts more latitude in establishing a policy that's appropriate for each community.One doctor wants Region 8 residents to think more about wearing sensible ed hardy shoes. But Ahmed said she still expects each policy to align with the intent of the new state law.
"We already have districts with different rules," Ahmed said. "This model policy is supposed to help prevent that from continuing.The guards hold up a wholesale shoes in interrogation, demanding to know what it is."
Oregon school districts are not required to have a policy about employee religious attire, but Crystal Greene, spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Education, said state officials believe a policy is the best way for districts to address this issue.
Each district will also determine who is responsible for handling requests and disputes about religious dress.
For some districts, however, the new law and policy will simply provide a more solid foundation for what's already happening in schools. Portland Public Schools, for example, has been allowing teachers to wear religious attire as long as it doesn't infringe on students' learning environment.
"I wouldn't say the policy provides more guidance but it does provide more support for the district," said district spokesman Matt Shelby. "Now, we have something tangible we can point to if it does become an issue. We're not out there making a decision on our own."
The policy does provide districts a list of issues that should be addressed before restricting an employee's religious dress. They include evaluating the size and visibility of the religious clothing, the number of employees wearing similar clothing and whether the clothing could be perceived as an effort to convert students.Finally I sighed, bent down and scooped them up, installing them in a large pet carrier.
"We really wanted to recognize some of the various issues at play so districts make sure they are accounting for these factors and don't start down a path that leads to conflict,I follow the birders into an inflatable tent boat and we sail across the gentle swell of the South Ocean." said Bob Estabrook, spokesman for the Bureau of Labor and Industries.The ten member inspection crew needed to board the 20 ton freighter from a small inflatable boats for sale during three foot swells.
Oregon lawmakers repealed the ban on teachers' religious dress in February. The new law, which goes into effect July 1, will allow district employees to wear religious clothing such as headscarves unless it hinders the district's ability to "maintain religious neutrality" within a school.
The delayed timeline was intended to give state labor, education and community leaders time to write detailed regulations for carrying out the law.
For the past month, a group of about 20 people from organizations including the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Oregon School Boards Association, Oregon Education Association, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon have been working on this model policy.
The group researched policies in other states while compiling guidelines and may reassemble in a year to evaluate the law and the policy's impact.
Saba Ahmed, president of the non-profit Defense of Human Rights, represented Oregon's Muslim community on the committee. She said the group's recommendations were intentionally broad in order to give districts more latitude in establishing a policy that's appropriate for each community.One doctor wants Region 8 residents to think more about wearing sensible ed hardy shoes. But Ahmed said she still expects each policy to align with the intent of the new state law.
"We already have districts with different rules," Ahmed said. "This model policy is supposed to help prevent that from continuing.The guards hold up a wholesale shoes in interrogation, demanding to know what it is."
Oregon school districts are not required to have a policy about employee religious attire, but Crystal Greene, spokeswoman for the Oregon Department of Education, said state officials believe a policy is the best way for districts to address this issue.
Each district will also determine who is responsible for handling requests and disputes about religious dress.
For some districts, however, the new law and policy will simply provide a more solid foundation for what's already happening in schools. Portland Public Schools, for example, has been allowing teachers to wear religious attire as long as it doesn't infringe on students' learning environment.
"I wouldn't say the policy provides more guidance but it does provide more support for the district," said district spokesman Matt Shelby. "Now, we have something tangible we can point to if it does become an issue. We're not out there making a decision on our own."
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