Watauga County
Schools plans to accept several “In God We Trust” posters for the schools after further review
found that the displays are allowed by state statute.
The 16-inch by
20-inch frames offered by the American Legion Post 130 feature the national motto, “In God We
Trust,” on an American flag background.
The school system originally rejected the gifts on
the advice of attorneys from Campbell Shatley law firm in Asheville that the posters could be
construed as a promotion of religion, school spokesman Marshall Ashcraft said last week.
Rick Cornejo, a representative of the American Legion Post 130, spoke
against the decision at the Board of Education meeting Nov. 4.
Interim
Superintendent David Fonseca said this week that the school system will accept the gifts after
considering N.C. General Statute 115C-81(g)(3a).
The statute says
school boards shall “allow and encourage” the reading or posting of documents reflecting U.S.
history, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance and the national
motto.
“Local boards, superintendents, principals and supervisors shall not
allow content-based censorship of American history in the public schools of this state, including
religious references in these writings, documents, and
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