Tennessee — The West Carroll Special School District in Tennessee agreed to put a stop to multiple violations of students’ First Amendment right to be free from religious conduct at …
Legal Advocacy Victories
The Abbeville County School District addressed multiple constitutional concerns that made the district appear to be closely intertwined with a local religious group. (September 2026)
South Carolina — With the help of FFRF, the Abbeville County School District addressed multiple constitutional concerns that made the district appear to be closely intertwined with a local religious …
Silver Consolidated Schools stopped allowing a student to open the high school graduation ceremony with prayer. (September 2026)
New Mexico — FFRF successfully advised Silver Consolidated Schools in Silver City, N.M., to put a stop to a practice of allowing the high school graduation ceremony to be opened …
The Alton R-IV School District agreed not to advertise religious graduation events via official school channels. (September 2026)
Missouri — The Alton R-IV School District in Ash Grove, Mo., took FFRF’s advice and agreed not to advertise religious graduation events via official school channels. A district parent reported …
The Gloucester City Public School system removed invocations from future Junior Honor Society ceremonies. (September 2026)
New Jersey — FFRF’s work saw the Gloucester City Public Schools system remove opening invocations from future Gloucester City Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society induction ceremonies. A district parent …
Minneapolis patient stopped being repeatedly contacted by a religious chaplain despite declining spiritual care. (September 2026)
Minnesota — FFRF saw corrective action taken at the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis after a patient reported being repeatedly contacted by a religious chaplain despite declining spiritual …
A school teacher will no longer preach his personal religion to students. (September 2026)
Kansas — FFRF ensured that a teacher from the Leavenworth USD would no longer be allowed to abuse his position to preach his personal religion and retaliate against a student …
A religious club will not be led by an outside representative from Campus Crusade for Christ. (September 2026)
Florida — FFRF ensured that the Orange County Public Schools system put a stop to a religious club being led by an outside representative from the Campus Crusade for Christ …
The Alachua County Public Schools will no longer start the Citizen of the Year Award ceremony with an invocation. (September 2026)
Florida — FFRF helped Alachua County Public Schools put an end to a practice and pattern of starting the Citizen of the Year Award ceremony with an invocation. FFRF received …
