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beam me up scottie

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2. Good question.

Reply to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 05:17 PM

May 2015

All I could find was this in Wikipedia;

Because of United States Supreme Court rulings[specify] regarding the separation of church and state, baccalaureate services are not official, school-sponsored events at American public schools.[1] However, many have student-initiated services at private facilities not paid for with government funds, and as such are fully permitted by law. Until recent years, school-sponsored baccalaureate services were common in American public schools, on school grounds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccalaureate_service

Are they still common?

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Question: Why are baccalaureates still allowed in public schools? [View all] Arugula Latte May 2015 OP

Weird. F4lconF16 May 2015 #1

Good question. beam me up scottie May 2015 #2

My High School required we all attend. LostOne4Ever May 2015 #10

"Don't worry, it's non-denominational" beam me up scottie May 2015 #12

I love that response. Arugula Latte May 2015 #15

Graduation is one last shot to try and indoctrinate kids. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #3

I never knew what a baccalaureate ceremony was before reading this post. deucemagnet May 2015 #4

Holy shit, count me as another that didn't realize what it was EvolveOrConvolve May 2015 #5

The reason I posted this is I learned that one of my nephews is going to attend his soon. Arugula Latte May 2015 #6

Update on my nephew's ceremony Arugula Latte May 2015 #7

I completely approve of this excellent tradition. onager May 2015 #8

Now that would be awesome. Here kids, let us initiate you into the pleasures of adulthood... Arugula Latte May 2015 #14

It was a pretty big deal when I graduated. progressoid May 2015 #9

It was required at my High School. Catholic Priest Presided over it. It was a waste of a night(nt) LostOne4Ever May 2015 #11

It was at the school and mandatory when my sister graduated in 1974. Jokerman May 2015 #13

Never had them at my school. trotsky May 2015 #16

Never did this at my prep school AlbertCat May 2015 #17