"Years passed on without issue until 2015 when the school board received complaints that some athletes felt pressured to join in. So he stopped, but continued to pray on-field after the game. He was put on paid leave and then did not get rehired for the next season as he had failed to follow district policy." [Source]
There are a lot of missing details in this news story, but the bottom line is that the school settled with him after he took his case to the U.S. Supreme Court and won the 6-3 decision along party lines.
So if we're comfortable with our public school teachers and coaches disregardging school policy and leading our kids in prayer, even when they feel pressured, and then suing the school when they don't get to keep their contract renewed, then I guess that's a win.
If, however, we also want our teachers and coaches to "just teach the facts," then we have created a double standard -- it's OK for us to act on faith, but everybody else has to adhere to the higher standard of proven fact. That's messed up.
-Also, "Coach's only goal was to get back on the field with the freedom to offer a quiet, personal prayer at the 50-yard line." Really? His *only* goal, and yet he got a $1.7 million settlement?
How convenient.
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