Marysville Schools Ban Proselytizing

Item: Marysville schools bar volunteers from advocating religion /Kaitln Manry & Krista Kapralos/Everett Herald

More Info: Pastors and youth group leaders will no longer be able to talk with students at length about religion in Marysville schools. Superintendent Larry Nyland issued new guidelines last week that limit how much volunteers can discuss religion with students. He decided to consult a lawyer for advice on the issue after a mother complained in March that a 19-year-old volunteer at Totem Middle School had used MySpace to offer her 11-year-old daughter a ride to church. The invitation upset the mom, Rianne Olver, and sparked a controversy between advocates for the separation of church and state and those who believed church volunteers were being unfairly criticized.

Question: Is the superintendent impinging on the free-speech rights of volunteers?