An FFRF letter swiftly resolved a violation in which Salvation Army bell ringers were soliciting funds on U.S. Post Office property in Elgin, Ill. The Foundation’s letter (Dec. 23, 2010), …
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The Foundation alerted the superintendent of Alexander Central School District [Alexander, N.Y.] to the unconstitutional repercussions of an upcoming 10th grade field trip to Washington, D.C., including a stop at …
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A high school in Gilmer County, W.V., held its annual graduation ceremony (May 28, 2010) without an “inspiration,” after receiving numerous letters from FFRF, beginning in August 2009. The school’s …
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Faculty and staff at Clay County Schools [Green Cove Springs, Fla.] were instructed to refrain from participation in student-initiated religious activities, and prohibited from promoting religion in their official capacities …
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to Mayor Rick Meehan [Ocean City, Md.] urging the city to discontinue the use of city resources and taxpayer funds to “plan, …
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FFRF protested fliers advertising a religious “See You at the Pole” event (scheduled for Sept. 22, 2010), which were posted throughout Wilbur Cross High School (New Haven Public Schools, Conn.). …
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A parent contacted FFRF after all K-12 students in Pillager Public Schools (Minn.) attended a Veterans Day program that included an invocation from a local Baptist minister. The prayer said …
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FFRF sent a letter to the Board of Education of the West Bend Joint School District [West Bend, Wis.] in opposition to a proposal to form the Crossroads Academy charter …
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Staff members at Chino High School had participated in an annual “See You at the Pole” event, where students meet at their school’s outdoor flagpole to pray before classes begin …
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