Parents, citizens turn out to support Knoch School Board invocation
JEFFERSON TWP — Ten citizens told the Knoch School Board on Wednesday evening they support the board continuing to include an invocation before each school board meeting.
The parents, taxpayers and prayer supporters used the public comment period of the school board meeting to thank the board for the pre-meeting prayer or for exercising their constitutional right to pray.
The turnout is the result of one taxpayer and Knoch parent at last week’s meeting challenging the constitutionality of the invocation.
Before the public comment period on Wednesday, Tom Breth, district solicitor, said the board has not asked him to render an opinion on whether the invocation is legal, but would do so if asked without charging the district for the legal work.
People who spoke to the board thanked them for continuing the invocation, said the U.S. Congress opens proceedings with a prayer, reminded them the president swears his oath on a Bible, said they will remember which board members support the invocation when elections roll around, and said Jesus prayed publicly.
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