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It was later revealed that, among other infractions, the official Pace High School Teacher Handbook instructed faculty to "embrace every opportunity to inculcate, by precept and example, the principles of truth, honesty and patriotism and the practice of every Christian virtue."<ref>[http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/religion/santarosa_paceteacherhandbook.pdf Pace High Teacher Handbook]</ref> On [[December 15]], the [[Santa Rosa County School Board]], along with Lay and Superintendent [[Tim Wyrosdick]], filed an "Admission of Liability" with the court regarding district-wide constitutional violations. On [[January 129]], [[2009]], Judge [[Casey Rodgers]] issued an order prohibiting the school district and its employees from the following, effective [[January 19]]:<ref>"Schools ordered to stop prayer." ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 13, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/religion/santarosa_order_on_pi.pdf Injunction]</ref>* # Promoting prayer at , advancing, aiding, facilitating, endorsing, or causing religious prayers or devotionals during school-sponsored events, including graduation.;* # Planning , organizing, financing, promoting, or financing otherwise sponsoring religious baccalaureate services.at all schools within the Santa Rosa School District, including at Pace High School;# Holding school-sponsored events at religious venues when alternative venues are reasonably available;* Promoting # Permitting school officials to promote their personal religious beliefs to and proselytize students in class or during school-sponsored events and activities; and# Otherwise unconstitutionally endorsing or coercing religion. On [[January 28]], at a luncheon for football boosters at the school's new fieldhouse, Principal Lay asked [[Robert Freeman]], the school's athletic director, to lead a prayer blessing the food. A week later Lay wrote to Superintendent Wyrosdick, "I accept full responsibility for this action. My actions were overt and not meant to circumvent any court order or constitutional mandate."<ref>[http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/religion/santarosa_pubrecordsofviolations.pdf Letter from Lay]</ref>* Holding [[Michelle Winkler]], a clerical assistant employed by the schooldistrict at the [[Berryhill Administrative Complex]], committed a similar infraction at a [[February 20]] "employee of the year" banquet. Several weeks earlier, Winkler had previously sent an "off the record" email asking permission to lead a prayer at the event: "I would like to use the prayer I had prayed about and received from God and will suffer whatever consequences for."<ref>"ACLU seeks contempt order." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 14, 2009.</ref> Director of purchasing Jud Crane had responded that there would be no invocation or devotion, but that Winkler could offer a non-sponsored events at churchesreligious "thought of the day." On the evening of the banquet, after two students led the attendees in the pledge of allegiance, Winkler rose and said that she was not allowed to pray, and subsequently invited her husband to the microphone to do so instead.