Daily Republic, Fairfield, CA - Friday, November 26, 2004, page A4 CUPERTINO - A public school teacher is suing his district and principal for barring him from using excerpts from historical documents in his classroom because they contain references to God and Christianity. Steven Williams, who teaches fifth grade at Stevens Creek Elementary School in the Cupertino Union School District, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Jose on Monday. In the suit, Williams argues that he had a First Amendment right to teach the history of the country and its founding fathers, which includes religious references. The lawsuit alleges the school’s principal prevented Williams from using handouts from several documents, including the Declaration of Independence, “The Rights of the Colonists” by Samuel Adams and George W. Bush’s presidential 2004 Day of Prayer proclamation. Please place in the Subject Line: WEBPAGE-HISTORY 
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