Teacher brings 2-foot wooden cross to work, violation of CSS?

[DrugFreeAlcoholic]

Let's hypothetically say that a teacher with bad taste in fashion decides to come to work carrying a two-foot wooden cross behind him. Is he violating CSS?

[general_koffi]

I doubt it. He's not encouraging anyone else to do the same.

Although there's probably something in the book about employees doing weird stuff like that...

[Toto]

It would probably depend on the motive, and the context, and the reception.

What is he doing with this 2 foot cross?

What if the teacher wore a small cross around his or her neck? I think that courts have tended to say that the school district does have a right to control the display of religious symbols on its employees.

What if the teacher brought a 10 foot cross and had himself crucified after school hours without forcing his class to view it? Not clear (on CSS grounds anyway).