A Texas teacher has refused under religious grounds to be fingerprinted even though 2007 state law requires it.
Pam McLaurin, a 22-year veteran, may lose her job as a kindergarten teacher if she does not comply with the law. According to wired.com, McLaurin claims the fingerprinting amounts to the “Mark of the Beast,” a branding mentioned in the Bible.
The fingerprinting would be a violation of her First Amendment right to practice her religion, she claims. The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet decided if fingerprinting is covered under First Amendment rights.
The Big Sandy Independent School District is fully supporting McLaurin’s decision, according to the report.
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