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School superintendent: ‘God Bless America’ can stay in morning announcment
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The superintendent of the Nassau County School District is now taking a student's side in a controversy over the use of the phrase "God Bless America" during morning announcements.
The American Humanist Association had sent Yulee High School a letter asking the principal to stop using the phrase. (Source: ActionNewsJax)
There was no immediate response to the request. But now, Superintendent John L. Ruis says the phrase does not violate the Constitution.
Ruis’ statement says, in part: "Our hope is that the phrase "God Bless America" will continue to ring in the halls of Congress, in our stadiums, in our arenas, in the halls of our schools and, most importantly, in the hearts of our children."
Read the full statement here.
