According to a statement from the district, Kennedy will also get a stipend of $5,304 for his time spent working on the 2023 football season.
The school community is eager to put this nearly eight-year legal battle behind them so that they can focus on what really matters: giving our students the best education possible, according to school board president Alyson Rotter.
After being fired from the organization, the coach has received two pieces of good news. The first is the agreed compensation.
When the Supreme Court ruled in his favor by a vote of 6-3 in June, he experienced his first taste of justification.
The court decided that he had the constitutional right to kneel next to student athletes and pray on the field following games.