High school football coach who won SCOTUS case about praying on field resigns after one game

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High school football assistant coach Joe Kennedy, who won back his job in 2022 after he said he was let go when he knelt in prayer after games, resigned from his position at Bremerton High School in Washington state after just one game.

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after he said he was let go when he knelt in prayer after games, resigned from his position at Bremerton High School in Washington state after just one game. Kennedy announced the decision in a statement on his website, where he stepped down for"multiple reasons" that included"taking care of an ailing family member out of state." He is also writing a book he said will be published in October and that a movie about his life is in pre-production.

"I believe I can best continue to advocate for constitutional freedom and religious liberty by working from outside the school system so that is what I will do," Kennedy ."I will continue to work to help people understand and embrace the historic ruling at the heart of our case. As a result of our case, we all have more freedom, not less. That should be celebrated and not disrespected."after he claimed the school fired him in 2015 for kneeling at midfield after games in prayer. The school said they didn't fire him and that he simply did not apply to renew his contract after the season.

 

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