Pennsylvania — FFRF made sure that the Chartiers-Houston School District in Houston, Pa., would no longer allow for biblical references to occur at the annual graduation ceremony. A concerned parent …
Legal Advocacy Victories
FFRF worked with the Columbus County School system to keep the district from infusing religion with mandatory school events. (October 2025)
North Carolina — FFRF worked with the Columbus County (N.C.) Schools system to keep the district from infusing religion with mandatory school events. A district parent and multiple employees have …
Churchill County School District listened to FFRF and put a stop to including school-sponsored prayers at a high school graduation. (October 2025)
Nevada — Churchill County School District in Fallon, Nev., listened to FFRF and put a stop to a multiyear practice of including school-sponsored prayers at a district high school graduation. …
FFRF’s work paid off in Iowa after a middle school removed religious items from a classroom. (October 2025)
Iowa — FFRF’s work paid off in the Newton (Iowa) Community School District after a middle school removed religious items from a classroom. A concerned parent reported that an instructor …
Thanks to FFRF, the Pike County School system worked with bus drivers to ensure that religious music is not played on school buses. (October 2025)
Georgia — Following intervention by FFRF, the Pike County (Ga.) School system has worked with bus drivers to ensure that religious worship music is not to be played on district-controlled …
FFRF successfully urged the Okeechobee County (Fla.) School Board to put an end to multiple First Amendment violations. (October 2025)
Florida — FFRF successfully urged the Okeechobee County (Fla.) School Board to put an end to multiple First Amendment violations. FFRF received a report that Okeechobee High School has included …
FFRF ensured that religious guest speakers would not be allowed to promote their viewpoint to students. (October 2025)
Florida — FFRF worked with the Escambia County Public Schools in Pensacola, Fla., to ensure that religious guest speakers would not be allowed to promote their viewpoint to captive audiences …
A Florida school system agreed not to include prayer in graduation ceremonies thanks to FFRF’s work defending students’ First Amendment rights. (October 2025)
Florida — The Hardee County (Fla.) School system agreed not to include prayer in graduation ceremonies thanks to FFRF’s work defending students’ First Amendment rights. FFRF learned that Hardee Senior …
A school system in Castle Rock, Colo., recently apologized after allowing a Christian organization to read a religious children’s book to elementary school students. (October 2025)
Colorado — The Douglas County School District RE-1 in Castle Rock, Colo., recently apologized after allowing a Christian organization to read a religious children’s book to elementary school students. A …
