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Kristian Dyer

Joseph Kennedy, the coach at the center of a praying controversy, resigns

Joseph Kennedy, who won a Supreme Court battle for the right to return to the sidelines as a football coach, resigned from his position on Wednesday. The surprising move comes just days after he assumed a coaching role in the district where he had previously been fired.

In recent years, Kennedy has been at the center of national attention after claiming that he was terminated from his role as a football coach at Bremerton High School (Wash.) for his refusal to stop praying at midfield following games.

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