In Alabama, AP reports that Arab City High School has ended its 10-year tradition of beginning football games with a prayer over the loudspeaker following a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
[Superintendent John] Mullins said school officials don't know who has been offended, and he apologized if they've offended anyone.
He said the tradition doesn't comply with the Constitution, and school officials are going to end it.
Meanwhile, Howard Friedman at Religion Clause posts about a pair of other schools receiving letters about potential church-state violations. In Louisiana's Jefferson Parish, a teacher in-service day included several religious remarks from the School Board President.
My favorite of the two is a South Carolina middle school administrator that turned an assembly into a Christian "worship rally," complete with Bible verses and Christian admonishments distributed (for some reason) on fake $1 million bills. The event included Christian music, an evangelist, and a defiant principal who – according to FFRF's allegation – told the evangelist he wants the students to "know eternal life and I don't care what happens to me."
