Teacher Told To End Prayer and Bible Verses In Class

The Ft. Smith, Arkansas Times Record reports that a Van Buren, Arkansas middle school teacher was told by administrators to end various religious practices she had introduced in her classes.  Teacher Jan Redden had prayed with the students before the annual Benchmark exams "for the Devil to be bound up and not to enter their brains." Redden has also given students personalized Christian Bible verses to carry in their pockets, and Bible verses were posted on her classroom wall. The school district says it follows Department of Education guidelines on religion in schools.