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Parents considering legal action over school yoga
A group of parents is bent out of shape by free yoga classes at schools in this San Diego County beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in eastern religion, the Associated Press reports.
“There’s a deep concern that the Encinitas Union School District is using taxpayer resources to promote Ashtanga yoga and Hinduism, a religion system of beliefs and practices,” the parents’ attorney, Dean Broyles, told the North County Times. In an Oct. 12 email to district Superintendent Tim Baird, Broyles called the yoga program unconstitutional and said he may take unspecified legal action unless the classes stop…
3 Responses to Parents considering legal action over school yoga
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carlaarce
October 23, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Legal action? Why? Just pull your kid out but legal action is abusive to the liberties we have as free country, but I suppose parents are free to do so and proclaim ignorance to be very alive and active.
M
October 23, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Seriously???
kevinsmith5
October 24, 2012 at 1:01 pm
I’m not sure why the previous posts sound surprised by this. Were this an activity that had it’s roots in Christian religious practice, would you be surprised? I seriously doubt it. Ashtanga yoga is still tied to Hindu meditation and prayer, so the parents reaction is predictable, if probably misguided.