A Wisconsin-based freedom from religion group has accused a Tennessee high school of violating the civil rights of students by allowing someone to pray before Friday night football games. And now, the Freedom From Religion Foundation is demanding Soddy-Daisy High School end the prayers – or else.
The group sent a letter to local school officials demanding an immediate end to the football prayers and also prayers delivered at the high school graduation ceremony.
"The prayers before the Soddy-Daisy High School football games constitute an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion," wrote attorney Rebecca Markert in a letter to Hamilton County School Superintendent Jim Scales.
She called the prayers a "serious and flagrant violation of the First Amendment."
The Wisconsin group said they were representing "concerned" students.
A spokesperson for the school system declined to comment because their attorney was out of town.
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