The Bremerton School Board voted Thursday to approve a nearly $2 million settlement with now-rehired football coach Joe Kennedy, after firing him for praying with students on the field after games.
to approve a nearly $2 million settlement with now-rehired football coach Joe Kennedy, after firing him for praying with students on the field after games.
The school board is now on the hook for Kennedy’s attorney fees for the case. The school board has not addressed how the $1,775,000 settlement will be paid.Former Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy has been officially reinstated by the school following a seven-year legal battle where the Supreme Court upheld his right to pray on the field after games, the district confirmed.
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