Court refuses to hear case of coach fire

Court refuses to hear case of coach fired for taking knee to pray

January 25, 2018

Fox News – January, 25 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to hear the case of a Washington state high school football coach who was punished for taking a knee at the 50-yard line for a post-game prayer.

In August a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled the Bremerton School District was justified in suspending Coach Joe Kennedy after he took a knee and prayed silently at midfield after football games.

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