Subsequent to that directive, Kennedy offered a brief prayer after the next football game-most of the players on his team were occupied in the singing of the school fight song, but players from the other team and members of the community joined him. The District, however, directed him to avoid from engaging in “any overt actions” that could “appear to a reasonable observer to endorse… prayer…while he is on duty as a District-paid coach.”
Kennedy ceased the practice of offering locker-room prayers and incorporating religious references into motivational talks to the players, but requested that he continue to be allowed to offer a “post-game personal prayer” of thanks at midfield. These practices continued without controversy for several years, until the District’s superintendent, concerned about potential Establishment Clause violations, sent Kennedy a letter instructing him to avoid motivational talks with students that included religious expression or prayer, and to avoid encouraging or supervising any prayer of students. Kennedy stated that he never pressured or encouraged any student to join in these prayers. At times, he also led pregame or postgame prayers in the locker room. Eventually, a majority of the team was joining him for prayer, as well as players from opposing teams, and Kennedy began incorporating motivational speeches with his prayers. Initially, he prayed alone, but over time some players began asking if they could pray alongside him, which Kennedy allowed. Bremerton School District, a case involving a football coach who had a regular practice of taking a knee at the 50-yard-line to pray following games. That tension came to a head in Kennedy v.
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