The Freedom From Religion Foundation, responding to the concerns of a district parent, alerted a public school district to a serious state/church violation occurring at one of its schools in …
Legal Advocacy Victories
FFRF Letter Stops City Council Prayer Proposal in Roswell, Georgia
On behalf of members in Roswell, Ga., Foundation Staff Attorney Rebecca Markert sent a letter to the City Council, strenuously opposing a proposal to introduce prayers at official city meetings. …
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FFRF Ends Inappropriate Relationship Between Mississippi Police Dept. and “Haiti Relief” Project
On behalf of an area taxpayer, Foundation Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor sent a letter to the police chief of the police department in Gulfport, Miss., urging him to immediately disassociate …
Coach-Led Prayers Stopped at Pennsylvania School Games
An FFRF member alerted the Foundation to a violation involving a public high school football coach in Farrell, Pa., regularly gathering players for prayers before each game. FFRF Staff Attorney …
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Prayers by Coach Stopped in Indiana School District
A district parent and taxpayer alerted the Foundation to a praying coach at Maconaquah Middle School in Bunker Hill, Ind. According to the parent, the 7th grade boys basketball coach …
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Ohio School District Removes ‘God’ From List of Values
On behalf of two families with young children in the school district, FFRF Staff Attorney Rebecca S. Markert (then Kratz) wrote a letter of complaint in August 2009 to Lake …
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Michigan School Rejects ‘Christmas Break’ Change
FFRF wrote a letter to the Petoskey School District in Michigan urging it to reconsider a proposal to change its “Winter Break” session to “Christmas Break.” FFRF Staff Attorney Rebecca …
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Indianapolis School District Admits Wrongdoing in Religious Flier Distribution
On behalf of an area taxpayer and district resident, Foundation Staff Attorney Rebecca S. Markert (then Kratz) wrote a letter and open records request to the superintendent of the Indianapolis …
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Louisiana Governmental Department Agrees to Keep Emails Secular
An employee of Louisiana’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sent a mass e-mail on May 7, 2009, via the statewide e-mail system to invite government employees to attend a National …
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