BIG WIN: Coach Fired For Praying Wins $2M Settlement, Rehired
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Football coach Joseph Kennedy was fired for praying after football games.
He would go to midfield and players from both teams would join him in prayer.
He fought back and won.
Joseph Kennedy, a 53-year-old high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., was fired for praying at the 50-yard line after games. A former US Marine, Kennedy fought back all the way to the Supreme Court, where he won his case in a 6-3 decision last month, which he called “great news for the entire nation.” Here, Kennedy tells The Post’s Michael Kaplan about his battle, his victory and what he’ll do next.
He is not only going to be reinstated but he also reached a $2 million settlement with the school board.
Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach fired for praying at games, has reached a $2 million settlement with the school board and will be reinstated as a coach.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Kennedy’s favor in August 2022, with the justice’s ruling that the First Amendment protected his right to pray on the field. A court later ruled in October 2022 that the Bremerton School District in Washington State must hire him back by March 2023. In a statement on its website dated March 6, Bremerton High School said that he would be an assistant coach for the 2023 season.
“Mr. Kennedy will be an assistant football coach for Bremerton High School for the 2023 season. Mr. Kennedy has completed human resources paperwork and we are awaiting the results of his fingerprinting and background check. Mr. Kennedy will need to complete all training required by WIAA,” it said.
The district also said it reached an agreement on Kennedy’s attorney fees for $1,775,000, which the school board must approve.
A huge win!
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