““Ending this state/church violation will keep the emphasis where it belongs at a graduation ceremony: on students and their 13 years of secular education and achievement”

Ohio school district ending graduation prayers thanks to FFRF

By News on the Net -- Freedom From Religion Foudation——Bio and Archives--September 5, 2023

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Thanks to the work of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, New Riegel Local Schools in Ohio will no longer include prayer at graduation ceremonies.

The national state/church watchdog was contacted by a concerned school community member who informed it that the New Riegel High School commencement ceremony included a student-led invocation. The student speaker asked attendees to stand and bow their heads before delivering a prayer. The ceremony program listed the invocation taking place before the Pledge of Allegiance. ---More...

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““Ending this state/church violation will keep the emphasis where it belongs at a graduation ceremony: on students and their 13 years of secular education and achievement”

Ohio school district ending graduation prayers thanks to FFRF

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