I am a middle school principal, and recently I had an issue with our lost-and-found. (As a side note, I am constantly amazed at how a student can lose one shoe or a pair of pants – but I digress). One of my school counselors has volunteered to manage the lost and found. She keeps it organized and sends a picture home weekly to parents. In running the lost-and-found, this school counselor has an arrangement with a Christian Ministry organization to donate the clothes to that organization, which has been a long-time donor of feminine hygiene products to us.
The counselor recently made a post indicating where the items were going. Shortly thereafter, I had a teacher approach me with a complaint that we shouldn't be working with a religious organization and how offensive she found it. I indicated that we weren't doing anything more than making a donation to an organization that makes donations to us. I also said I would be happy to allow someone else to volunteer to run the lost and found, to do the work, and to identify an alternative organization to provide donations.
Am I wrong on this?
Signed,
What Should I Do?
Recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court have made it clear that public agencies should not discriminate against organizations simply because they are religious in nature. Accordingly, the teacher's objection is groundless, and ending the donations from the lost-and-found to the Christian Ministry at this point could expose...
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