On behalf of three Sumner County, Tennessee families, the ACLU of Tennessee has has complained to the Sumner County school board that the school system has engaged in a pattern of unconstitutionally promoting Christianity. According to yesterday's Tennessean, a draft complaint sent to the school board cites distribution of Bibles, a cross that is displayed on one classroom wall, sectarian prayers over school loudspeakers and at school events, graduation ceremonies for three high schools being held at a local Baptist church, and a youth minister who is invited by a teacher to proselytize individual students during lunch once a week.
UPDATE: The ACLU has filed its complaint in court. Here is the full text of the complaint in ACLU of Tennessee v. Sumner County Board of Education, (MD TN, filed 5/2/2011)/
