FFRF’s persistent efforts persuaded an Indiana school district to remove prayer from the local high school’s graduation ceremony.
Jennings County High School in North Vernon, Ind., had prayers as part of its graduation ceremonies in both 2015 and 2016. FFRF Legal Fellow Ryan Jayne wrote to Jennings County Schools Superintendent Terry Sargent about the violation.
Initially, Jennings County Schools replied in a legalistic manner, but after FFRF sent a number of follow-up letters, it did the right thing.
“Please be advised that Jennings County School Corporation will no longer incorporate prayer as an official aspect of any program,” the school district’s legal counsel writes in a recent letter.
