COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A public school science instructorwho refused to remove religious
materials from his classroom is askingthe Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding
hisdismissal.Attorneys for John Freshwater say the court wronglyinterpreted his attempts to deal with
what they call vague requests fromadministrators with flat-out insubordination.The attorneys asked the
court Tuesday to reconsider its decision to address what they call erroneous conclusions.Adivided court
ruled last week the Mount Vernon school district hadgrounds to fire Freshwater in 2011 for
insubordination for keepingreligious books and a poster of a praying president.The courtalso concluded
the district infringed on Freshwater’s First Amendmentrights by ordering the removal of his personal
Bible from his desk.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A public school science
instructorwho refused to remove religious materials from his classroom is askingthe Ohio Supreme Court
to reconsider its decision upholding hisdismissal.Attorneys for John Freshwater say the court
wronglyinterpreted his attempts to deal with what they call vague requests fromadministrators with
flat-out insubordination.The attorneys asked the court Tuesday to reconsider its decision to address
what they call erroneous conclusions.Adivided court ruled last week the Mount Vernon school district
hadgrounds to fire Freshwater in 2011 for insubordination for keepingreligious books and a poster of a
praying president.The courtalso concluded the district infringed on Freshwater’s First Amendmentrights
by ordering the removal of his personal Bible from his desk.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.