Kentucky —
After learning of an explicitly religious club taking place in an elementary school in the Madison County Schools system in Richmond, Ky., FFRF contacted the district.
FFRF received a report that Kit Carson Elementary was organizing and promoting a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club for students. Per a March 13 Facebook post, teachers at the school had been running the club and teaching students about Jesus. The post suggested that staff, not students, were organizing and leading the religious club.
“Religious clubs for students at elementary schools cannot genuinely be student-initiated and student-run, and as such are unconstitutional,” FFRF Attorney Sammi Lawrence wrote.
After receiving FFRF’s letter, Director of Human Resources Dustin Brumbaugh wrote on behalf of the district to acknowledge the violation.
“Please be assured that we are committed to upholding all expectations outlined in the Constitution,” Brumbaugh wrote. “We take these responsibilities seriously and strive to ensure that our actions, policies, and decisions align with both the letter and the spirit of the law.”
