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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I do appreciate all the responses. I am not sure i even want to talk to my admin about it. I have a very good relationship with them but I don't know if they are religious or how much. I am not yet tenured and worry whether their opinion of me may be impacted.[/quote]

I understand, but I hate that people still have reason to feel that their jobs may be at stake because of their lack of religious beliefs.  I assume you wouldn't want to be in the position of suing the public schools, but you certainly could if your job were on the line because you were an atheist.

I recently heard of a case where a recently married gay teacher was asked to resign from a Catholic school - the students protested, and the chool gave the teacher the option of staying on if he would divorce his same-sex spouse.

But you're in the public schools and haven't broken any public laws.  It's your life and perhaps you're not the one to take up this fight, but until someone does, there are going to be perfectly competent atheist teachers cowering in the shadows, fearful of being "outed" and losing their jobs.[/quote]

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