Georgia
FFRF convinced the Vidalia City School District in Vidalia, Ga., not to promote religious worship events on official district channels.
A community member reported that the district organized and promoted a religious worship event on July 21, 2023. A post on the district’s official Facebook page invited students, parents and staff to participate in a religious worship event.
“The district must cease organizing, promoting and encouraging attendance at religious events,” FFRF Staff Attorney Chris Line wrote to the district.
The Vidalia City School District’s attorney, Daniel J. O’Connor, addressed FFRF’s complaint in August of this year, noting that the delay in response was due to a change in superintendents. Nevertheless, O’Connor affirmed that the district had worked to remedy the situation. “I have reviewed the referenced post and consulted with the school district about avoiding official endorsements of religious viewpoints,” he wrote.
