N.J. school removes event from Facebook (September 25, 2018)

A New Jersey school district has removed school endorsement of a religious event after an FFRF letter of complaint.

In September, a complainant alerted FFRF to a post on the High Point Regional High School Facebook page in Sussex, N.J., promoting a national ā€œPrayer at the Pole Day on Wednesday, Sept. 26.ā€

FFRF Staff Attorney Madeline Ziegler sent a letter to the district, and received a prompt response from the district superintendent that ensured the post had been removed from the schoolā€™s official Facebook page and that no district staff were sanctioned to participate in the student-led event.

Freedom From Religion Foundation