FFRF’s persistent efforts persuaded an Indiana school district to remove prayer from the local high school’s graduation ceremony. Jennings County High School in North Vernon, Ind., had prayers as part …
Legal Advocacy Victories
Dress code changed (December 1, 2016)
After FFRF’s involvement, Madisonville High School in Texas has made changes to its spiritually discriminatory and unconstitutional apparel policy. FFRF received a complaint from a student at the high school, …
Club won’t receive preferential treatment (December 1, 2016)
After receiving a complaint that the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Montana’s Rockwood School District was receiving special treatment in its advertising, FFRF Legal Fellow Madeline Ziegler contacted Superintendent Eric …
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FFRF shuts down religious recruiting (December 1, 2016)
FFRF has put an end to church advertising through an Oklahoma public school district after Staff Attorney Andrew Seidel contacted Superintendent Brad Overton. A local district family informed FFRF that …
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No more school prayer (November 30, 2016)
Action was taken by FFRF after it was informed that Hartford (Kan.) High School’s mandatory drunk-driving awareness assembly had opened with a prayer, led by the school’s Athletic Christian Team …
Religious promotion ends (November 29, 2016)
The Gunter Independent School District in Texas has been educated on its obligation to uphold the Establishment Clause of the US. Constitution after violations made by staff members. FFRF took …
High school team, ministry split up (November 23, 2016)
A Missouri high school basketball team will not continue to partner with a religious ministry in its summer camp program, thanks to FFRFs involvement. FFRF was informed of a constitutional …
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School participation in nativity event halted (November 22, 2016)
FFRF complained last year about schools in Wake County, N.C., participating in the Apex Nativity Celebration, an annual Christmas festivity that a local Latter Day Saints church puts together. FFRF …
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Prayer breakfast ended (November 22, 2016)
The city of Lakewood, Calif., will no longer be sponsoring a prayer breakfast held annually by the city’s mayor. A concerned city resident informed FFRF about an email that had …
