School District's Mission Statement Challenged For Including Belief in God

The Freedom from Religion Foundation announced on Wednesday that it has written the Lake Local School District in Uniontown, Ohio to complain about the school district's mission statement which reads:

We Value: Responsibility, honesty, respect, integrity, commitment, belief in God and religious freedom, our community, our partnerships, and every person as a unique individual with the ability to acquire and apply knowledge.

In its letter to the superintendent and school board (full text), FFRF said that the school district is unconstitutionally advancing religion through its use of the statement. The mission statement was included in the Board's newsletter, the Blue Streak News, and on a page of the Board's website. Thursday's Canton Repository reported on the letter. [Thanks to Scott Mange for the lead.]