CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A volunteer assistant football coach at Northwest High School has been removed from the team after reportedly bringing a Bible to a game to lead a prayer, igniting a heated debate in the community and beyond.

The dismissal comes right after President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting prayer in public schools.

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"I have a chance to stand up and speak out for Coach Trey Campbell, and that's exactly what I am doing," Tres Wittum, a candidate in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, said. "I am talking about putting the Bible in schools, and I am partnering up with President Trump to do this."

Trump echoed that mess

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