After hearing from FFRF, a teacher from the Lee County Schools system in North Carolina is no longer engaging in multiple religious activities during the school day.
A community member reported that a social studies teacher at Lee High School was promoting their personal religious beliefs to students in their classroom. FFRF understood that the teacher wrote bible verses on the board in the classroom multiple times and regularly played Christian music while students were present. The teacher regularly wore a shirt in class reading, “Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior.”
FFRF Staff Attorney Chris Line wrote to the district detailing FFRF’s concerns. Stephen Rawson, legal representative for the district, emailed FFRF, informing that corrective action had been taken after the initial letter of complaint. “The administration reviewed this matter carefully at the time of our previous correspondence, and met with the teacher who was the focus of the complaint. [They] understood the concern and agreed to stop playing the music that was part of the complaint,” Rawson wrote. Additionally, while the administration was not able to find evidence of the other violations, the teacher was also warned about them to prevent further unconstitutional behavior.
