A teacher at a Texas public high school will no longer be evangelizing students by forcing them to listen to religious music in her class, thanks to FFRF’s involvement.
A concerned student contacted FFRF about a teacher at the Trenton High School who would broadcast a Christian playlist from Spotify over loudspeakers in the classroom. FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover wrote to the school district to ensure that the district not allow its employees promote their personal religious beliefs to students during the school day.
“It is inappropriate for a public school teacher to promote religion during class, regardless of whether that promotion is part of a lesson plan,” wrote Grover to Trenton Independent School District Superintendent Rick Foreman on Feb. 28.
Foreman responded on March 1 informing FFRF that the situation had been investigated and the teacher had agreed to stop playing Christian music immediately.
