ACLU sues Cheatham County schools over religious activity tennessean.com The Tennessean:
"Cheatham County school officials have promoted their own religious beliefs and allowed and encouraged public prayers at school events, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
Civil rights attorney George Barrett and the Tennessee chapter of the ACLU filed the suit against the Cheatham County School Board in federal court Monday on behalf of four students, listed under aliases.The lawsuit alleges: a planned prayer took place at graduation last spring; the Gideons International were allowed to speak to classes and distribute Bibles; a cross hangs in a classroom; and a history teacher taught that the United States is a 'Christian nation' and decried the separation of church and state.The suit asks the court to stop the activities."
"Cheatham County school officials have promoted their own religious beliefs and allowed and encouraged public prayers at school events, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
Civil rights attorney George Barrett and the Tennessee chapter of the ACLU filed the suit against the Cheatham County School Board in federal court Monday on behalf of four students, listed under aliases.The lawsuit alleges: a planned prayer took place at graduation last spring; the Gideons International were allowed to speak to classes and distribute Bibles; a cross hangs in a classroom; and a history teacher taught that the United States is a 'Christian nation' and decried the separation of church and state.The suit asks the court to stop the activities."