Texas
FFRF ensured the removal of crosses from a main office in the Texarkana Independent School District.
A community member reported that when they visited the Texas Middle School 6th Grade Center, they witnessed a large Latin cross hung on the wall of the main office. The cross had biblical scripture written on it.
“Courts have continually held that school districts may not display religious messages or iconography in public schools,” FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence wrote to the district in 2023.
Despite the silence, FFRF persisted, writing to the district again in 2024. Finally, the district acknowledged its mistake, and the legal representative for the district, Ross Mitchell, wrote, “My client has confirmed that both Latin crosses have been removed from the office.”
