Did Coach Kennedy violate the separation of church and state?

Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Wash., poses for a photo March 9, 2022, at the school’s football field. After losing his coaching job for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer with players and spectators on the field immediately after football games, Kennedy will take his arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, April 25, 2022, saying the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying at midfield after games. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

by: Andrew Harris

Posted: May 1, 2022 / 05:54 PM CDT

Updated: May 1, 2022 / 05:54 PM CDT

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Professor Richard Garnett, Professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, joined WGN Radio’s Karen Conti to address the Supreme Court case regarding high school football coach Joseph Kennedy, in Washington, being fired for kneeling at the 50 yard line after every game and saying a prayer. Professor Garnett assessed whether this actually violated the separation of church and state and whether or not he should have been fired.