High School Football Coach Prays And Receives $1.7M Payout For Religious Tradition On Field

Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the court on April 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. Kennedy was terminated from his job by Bremerton public school officials in 2015 after refusing to stop his on-field prayers after football games. WIN MCNAMEE/BENZINGA

A former public high school football coach in Washington who lost his job for leading prayers on the field after games will receive nearly $2 million as part of a settlement. 

According to a recent statement from Bremerton High School, Joseph Kennedy, who coaches the school’s football team, will receive $1,775,000 after the Bremerton School Board voted unanimously for the payout.