c. h. v. oliva, 226 f.3d 198 (3d cir. 2000), was a religious freedom case in which mother carol hood sued grace oliva, her son zachary's first grade teacher, and related administrators in the medford township public schools for not allowing the child to read a section of the bible in class. his kindergarten class had made thanksgiving paintings the year prior, and his was taken down and subsequently reposted in a less noticeable place for its religious content. the poster was called "i'm thankful for jesus." carol hood met with principal gail pratt, who defended the school's decisions. she said that reading the story “was the equivalent of ‘praying’.” noting that she had received complaints in the past, ms. pratt stated that the story “might upset muslim, hindu or jewish students.” she added that there was “no place in the public school for the reading of the bible” and advised: “ ‘ you should consider taking your child out of public school, since you don't appear to be public school material.’ ” ms. pratt noted that “her position was fully supported by various legal authorities.”