Former Bremerton football coach reinstated after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Kennedy’s favor that his prayers were protected under the First Amendment.

BREMERTON, Wash. — Joe Kennedy, the former Bremerton High School football coach who over the summer against the Bremerton School District, has been reinstated.

Kennedy lost his job in 2015 over his refusal to stop holding prayers with players on the field.

BSD released a statement about the status of the case on March 6.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Kennedy’s favor that his prayers were protected under the First Amendment.

“The Constitution and the best of our traditions

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