After FFRF contacted Cincinnati Public Schools, Covedale Elementary School will no longer hold its annual awards ceremony at a local church. FFRF Senior Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert contacted the school …
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Coach prayers to end in Minneapolis (May 23, 2016)
Athletic directors across the entire Minneapolis Public School District have been reminded not to lead, initiate, require or facilitate prayer with students at any school athletic events. FFRF lodged its …
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District won’t promote religious ceremonies (May 23, 2016)
A Texas school district has assured FFRF that it will stop publicizing private religion-infused baccalaureate ceremonies. FFRF had contacted the Friendswood Independent School District with its concern that a baccalaureate …
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Texas school district withdraws from prayer event (May 23, 2016)
After hearing from FFRF, schools in the Gunter Independent School District in Texas won’t be participating in future National Day of Prayer ceremonies FFRF Staff Attorney Sam Grover wrote to …
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FFRF silences loudspeaker prayer at Texas school (May 19, 2016)
Spearman High School in Spearman, Texas, is no longer including prayer over the loudspeaker at athletic events. The move follows a Dec. 1 letter sent by FFRF Staff Attorney Sam …
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California Denny’s no longer discriminates (May 17, 2016)
The Denny’s restaurant in Hawthorne, Calif., no longer privileges churchgoers with a church bulletin discount after FFRF Staff Attorney Elizabeth Cavell contacted the restaurant on Dec. 18 to complain about …
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Lord’s Prayer removed from ceremony (May 16, 2016)
A long-standing tradition of reciting or singing the Lord’s Prayer at Ohio’s East Liverpool High School’s graduation ceremony has been corrected. A complainant informed FFRF that the prayer has been …
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Fire department takes down sign (May 16, 2016)
A fire department in the state of Washington has agreed to stop posting religious messages on its outdoor marquee, following an FFRF complaint. Grays Harbor Fire District #1 in Oakville …
No more Christian revivals in school district (May 15, 2016)
A West Virginia school district changed its policies after FFRF objected to a Christian revival meeting held at one of its schools. Evangelist Matt Hartley sermonized to students at Mingo …
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