The parents of two California grade school students have sued to block the teaching of yoga classes they complain promote eastern religions, saying children who exercise their choice to opt out of the popular program face bullying and teasing.
The Encinitas Unified School District, near San Diego, began the program in September to teach Ashtanga yoga as part of the district's physical education program - and school officials insist the program does not teach any religion.
Lawyers for the parents challenging the yoga program disagreed.
"As a First Amendment lawyer, I wouldn't go after an exercise program. I don't go after people for stretching," said attorney Dean Broyles, who heads the National Center on Law and Policy, which filed the suit on Wednesday in a San Diego court.
"But Ashtanga yoga is a religious-based yoga, and if we are separating church and state, we can't pick and choose religious favorites," he said. Full story...
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The Encinitas Unified School District, near San Diego, began the program in September to teach Ashtanga yoga as part of the district's physical education program - and school officials insist the program does not teach any religion.
Lawyers for the parents challenging the yoga program disagreed.
"As a First Amendment lawyer, I wouldn't go after an exercise program. I don't go after people for stretching," said attorney Dean Broyles, who heads the National Center on Law and Policy, which filed the suit on Wednesday in a San Diego court.
"But Ashtanga yoga is a religious-based yoga, and if we are separating church and state, we can't pick and choose religious favorites," he said. Full story...
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