California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 7, 2015
Appellate court rules yoga in public schools constitutional
Justices found that context determines whether or not physical movement are religious, and that rebranding poses with secular names is enough.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Diego appellate court Friday affirmed a lower court's ruling that public schools that offer "secularized" yoga exercise classes do not violate the California constitution's religious freedom provisions.
The three justices applied a three-pronged test and found that Encinitas Union School District's physical education course, despite having received grant money from an ...
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