Sunday, May 26, 2013

Humanists Demand an End to Teacher-led Prayer Sessions at Missouri High School

The American Humanist Association's legal center sent a letter to school officials in Fayette, Missouri, demanding they take steps to end weekly morning prayer sessions held by a teacher at Fayette High School (FHS).

"Students are encouraged to attend these sessions by an announcement made by the principal over the school's intercom system," the letter states. "These public school prayer sessions are clearly unconstitutional."


MORE: http://www.americanhumanist.org/news/details/2013-05-humanists-demand-an-end-to-teacher-led-prayer-sessio?utm_content=buffer27293&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

See also...

The Young Women Who Are Speaking Out Against the Mandatory Christian Assembly at Their Public High School
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/05/16/the-young-women-who-are-speaking-out-against-the-mandatory-christian-assembly-at-their-public-high-school/