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POWAY — Federal Court: A federal judge ruled that Poway school officials violated the constitutional rights of a math teacher when they ordered him to take down classroom banners that referred to God.Judge Roger Benitez said teacher Bradley Johnson is entitled to a declaration that his First Amendment rights were violated by the Poway Unified School District.He also said in a ruling Friday that Johnson should get damages of $10 from each of nine officials he named in a lawsuit filed in 2007.Benitez also ordered the district to allow Johnson to rehang the banners in his classroom.The banners are about 7 feet wide and 2 feet tall. One has the phrases “In God We Trust,†“One Nation Under God,†“God Bless America†and “God Sheds His Grace On thee.â€A second reads “All Men Are Created Equal, They Are Endowed By Their Creator,†with the last word in uppercase letters.The district said it had to come down on Johnson because the banners advocated a Judeo-Christian point of view that was not in sync with the nonreligious mission of public schools.Benitez said the district allows other teachers to post things on a variety or religious and nonreligious topics without penalty.He said the action against Johnson amounted to discriminating against a particular point of view, which courts have long said is not permitted.
