North Carolina
The N.C.-based Davie County Schools system removed a post promoting an inherently religious event after being contacted by FFRF.
A district community member reported that Cornatzer Elementary School was organizing and promoting on the district’s official Facebook page the religious prayer event, “See You at the Pole,” in which students gather around the flagpole to pray.
“To avoid further Establishment Clause concerns, the district must cease all efforts to promote this event, remove any social media posts promoting the event, and ensure that its schools refrain from promoting religion and religious activities on its official social media pages in the future,” FFRF Staff Attorney Chris Line wrote to district Superintendent Jeff Wallace.
In early October, Wallace got in contact with Line to inform him that the district had worked to correct their violation. In their conversation, he stated that the post had been removed, and that staff had been directed to refrain from making similar posts in the future.
