The U.S. Supreme Court banned the first amendment from government schools Oct. 4. In its refusal to hear an appeal of Stratechuk v. Board of Education, South Orange-Maplewood School District, the high court upheld a ruling that religious songs have no place in public school holiday performances.
School programs may include non-holiday religious music, and holiday religious music may be taught in classrooms.
Michael Stratechuk, the father of two in …