Joseph Kennedy, the high school assistant football coach who lost his job after praying on the field with players after games, then won it back in a Supreme Court ruling, just resigned, a week after the season’s first game.
Joseph Kennedy
Football Coach Placed on Leave for Praying with Team Wins Court Settlement
Joseph Kennedy, a high school assistant football coach who was placed on leave eight years ago for praying on the field with players after games, won a nearly $2 million settlement and has been reinstated to his former coaching role at Bremerton High School, outside of Seattle.
Cardinal Dolan Says Court Decision Allowing High School Coach to Pray a ‘Major Victory’
Religious liberty advocates are hailing a June 27 Supreme Court decision that a high school football coach had a constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after his team’s games as a landmark ruling for religious exercise in public life.
Supreme Court Sides with Coach in Public School Prayer Case
In a 6-3 vote June 27, the Supreme Court ruled that a former high school football coach had the right to pray on the football field after games because his prayers were private speech and did not represent the public school’s endorsement of religion.