The high school student who brought a suit against Rankin High School to stop mandatory religious assemblies put on by a local church (Mississippi, what can you do?) has abandoned her anonymity in an essay for the American Humanist. In a twist, she is a Christian (her co-plaintiff is an atheist). Like I’ve always said, [...]
Charges dropped against Kiera Wilmot.
May 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
Earlier this month I wrote a letter to a high school in Florida where a young student (who had a good academic record and sterling behavioral record) attempted a science experiment on her own, had it go wrong, and was expelled and criminally charged for it. Those charges have now been dropped. The Florida teenager [...]
Katelyn Campbell’s high school continues to try and silence her.
May 16, 2013 By 3 Comments
Last month I wrote about a high school student who called the ACLU and vociferously opposed the principal of George Washington High School when a preaching, abstinence-only speaker was invited to speak at the school. Katelyn Campbell is still bound for prestigious Wellesley College, even though principal Aulenbacher threatened to badmouth her to them. However, [...]
Situation in Lumpkin County is worse than we thought.
May 15, 2013 By 19 Comments
Remember Lumpkin County High School where teachers abandoned their class to pray with students? New facts have come to light revealing the situation as much, much worst than we previously thought. Some of the highlights include: That 12 teachers and staff were involved, not the four originally reported That at least 3 of the teachers [...]
No, the FFRF does not approve of your elementary school’s bible distribution program.
May 14, 2013 By 11 Comments
I read this story today. It’s about an elementary school in Tennessee that sent home permission slips with kids. If signed, it would permit the child to return home with a copy of the New Testament from the Gideons. Immediately I thought “that’s obviously against the law.” But then I kept reading and I saw [...]
Four teachers at a public high school in Georgia leave classes unattended to pray with students. Superintendent does nothing. (Email address included)
May 13, 2013 By 10 Comments
Recently, four teachers at Lumpkin County High School abandoned their classes to hold a prayer with students. The FFRF sent the school a letter that hits the nail squarely on the head with a ten-ton swing. The letter pointed out that “Teachers left classrooms unattended — the gravity of that offense cannot be overstated. … [...]
Public school cancels graduation rather than remove a Christian prayer. (Email address included)
May 8, 2013 By 122 Comments
What is up with schools in Arkansas not getting separation of church and state lately? The Riverside School district has had a prayer at their 6th grade graduation as a matter of tradition. This year one of the atheists spoke up about how it made them uncomfortable and how it was against the law. The [...]
Student expelled after science experiment goes wrong.
May 2, 2013 By 23 Comments
A high school in Florida has expelled Kiera Wilmot, a student with good grades and a perfectly clean behavioral record, after a science experiment went wrong. The student, on school grounds, was curious about the interaction of certain chemicals and mixed toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil in a bottle. This created a mild explosion [...]
Another high school hero.
April 18, 2013 By 7 Comments
George Washington High School in West Virginia is, I assume, burdened with the same charge of all other public schools: teach children factually correct information. And by virtue of teaching some facts, you must necessarily teach that some other claims are not true. If George Washington was the first President, then it wasn’t Genghis Kahn. [...]
Siran Stacy appearance shut down at Alabama middle school thanks to the FFRF.
April 16, 2013 By 7 Comments
I freaking love the FFRF. Do you remember when a brave high school student named Katy Vaughn stood up and cried foul when her school invited evangelist Siran Stacy to give a presentation at their prom? Stacy took the opportunity to talk about how gays are terrible and how pre-marital sex makes baby Jesus cry [...]
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