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FFRF reminds Maine school to stay secular (December 21, 2016)

Teachers at an elementary school in Guilford, Maine, have been reminded of their constitutional duty to not promote religion in their public roles as educators.

FFRF received notice that a third-grade teacher at Piscataquis Community Elementary School had handed out a coloring page depicting a pious turkey with wording that read, “Thank You God for everything — for family, friends and fun — but most of all for Jesus, My Savior and Your Son.”

FFRF sent a letter to Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick on Dec. 21, 2016, who responded a month later that the matter had been investigated, and that the teachers understood their obligation to refrain from any religious promotion in the classroom.

Freedom From Religion Foundation