"Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson is proud of her Christian faith, and she is quite happy whenever she sees kids and teens like her displaying their love for God.
This is why Robertson strongly supports the annual "See You at the Pole" event. This year's prayer event was held on Wednesday, drawing millions of teenagers all across America.
The event started in 1990 with just 10 students praying at their school. The movement has significantly grown since then.
Robertson tells The Christian Post that the prayer event has "always meant something special to me," and she is proud that it is now on its 26th year.
"I think it's so cool that in our country so many teens still gather to pray at the pole each year. It is one of those things that keeps our country wholesome, and reminds us all that it is in God who we trust," she says.
Unfortunately, not all kids were as fortunate as Robertson to exercise their religious liberty in school. Austin Everett, a 17-year-old senior from Griffin High School, was one of the many students banned from observing this year's "See You at the Pole" event.
"I felt violated as a Christian and as a student," Everett tells FOX 5.
Everett shares that the event's instructions were clear — that the prayer will not affect school staff and the start of class. Still, the assistant principal refused to let the Christian group hold their prayer event at the flag pole on Wednesday morning.
"He said we had to organise a student group, get a school sponsor and then get approval from the [Spalding County] Board of Education. All we wanted to do was participate in an event that's been going on here for years," Everett says. "This nation is hurting right now and we need to pray."
