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Rick Suter

High school football coach at the center of prayer debate gets reinstated, receives $1.7 million settlement

Former Bremerton High School (Wash.) football coach Joseph Kennedy, who was let go after continuing to lead midfield prayers with players and other students following the games, has been reinstated and will reportedly receive a $1.7 million settlement.

According to a report by the Seattle Times, the Supreme Court ruled that Kennedy “could legally [hold the prayer sessions] under his First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion.”

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