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<ref>http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2008/04/22/District_letter_4.14.08.pdf</ref>.
<ref>http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2008/04/22/District_letter_4.14.08.pdf</ref>.
Although Freshwater attempted to comply with the district's ultimatums, his faith compelled him to stand up for his right to keep a personal Bible on his desk. <ref>http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2008/04/22/Freshwater_Response_4.16.08.pdf</ref> The district disagreed, and fired him. In so doing, they cited accusations that Freshwater had "branded students" with the image of a cross. Freshwater clarified that he was demonstrating the function of an electrostatic device by marking students' arms with an "X," a demonstration that caused no harm to the students in question and is common in science classes. <ref>http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/3817</ref>
Although Freshwater attempted to comply with the district's ultimatums, his faith compelled him to stand up for his right to keep a personal Bible on his desk. <ref>http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2008/04/22/Freshwater_Response_4.16.08.pdf</ref> The district disagreed, and fired him. In so doing, they cited accusations that Freshwater had "branded students" with the image of a cross. Freshwater clarified that he was demonstrating the function of an electrostatic device by marking students' arms with an "X," a demonstration that caused no harm to the students in question and is common in science classes. <ref>http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/3817</ref>
== Discrimination Against Religious Schools ==
While Christian teachers are not censored and forbidden to express their religious views at private, Christian schools, they are nonetheless discriminated against by the larger educational system--often at the expense of their students. In 2005, a group of students from Southern California evangelical schools filed suit against the University of California for religious discrimination. Despite having extremely high grades and test scores, they argued that the university's refusal to certify many of the courses offered by their high school amounted to discrimination. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/national/20christian.html?ei=5090&en=887978c7a8153d97&ex=1290142800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
</ref>. The case, ''Association of Christian Schools International v. Roman Stearns,'' culminated in a ruling by activist judge S. James Otero, who sided with the University <ref>http://www.dailycal.org/article/101093/judge_backs_uc_on_admissions_requirements</ref>. Otero agreed with the defendants' argument that the textbooks used by Cavalry Chapel Christian School were unacceptable because they reflected a Christian viewpoint.
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