For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Hudson, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, phudson@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, (202) 238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Quanah, TX, Feb. 15, 2017)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center requests that Quanah Independent School District remove overtly religious symbology and messages displayed in a fourth grade classroom at Reagan Elementary. An atheist parent contacted the American Humanist Association after hernine-year-old daughter told her that she felt uncomfortable by the religious iconography and messages in her teacher’s classroom and the school administration refused to take action. The teacher’s displays consist of
For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Hudson, 202-238-9088 ext. 105, phudson@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, (202) 238-9088, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (Warren, OH, Feb. 14, 2017)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center demands that the City of Warren and the Warren City School District end involvement in a “regional prayer gathering” in which the mayor of Warren calls his citizens to prayer on various social media pages. The American Humanist Association became aware of the “regional prayer gathering” through a concerned citizen that notified the Appiginani Humanist Legal Center for assistance. In the various posts on social media, public facilities, such
For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Hudson, Communications Assistant, 202-238-9088, phudson@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, Senior Counsel, 202-238-9088 ext. 120, mmiller@americanhumanist.org (New Orleans, LA, Feb. 7, 2017)—The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center presented oral arguments before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, today to defend its lawsuit challenging the Birdville Independent School District in Haltom City, Texas, and its school board members, who unconstitutionally invited students to lead prayers at school board meetings. The American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center filed a complaint aga
Media Advisory For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Hudson, 202-238-9088, phudson@americanhumanist.org Monica Miller, 202-238-9088 ext. 120, mmiller@americanhumanist.org On February 7, 2017, the American Humanist Association’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center will present oral arguments in its lawsuit against Birdville Independent School District in Haltom City, Texas, challenging its practice of opening school board meetings with prayers by students. WHEN: February 7, 2017, 9:00 am. WHERE: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the En Banc Courtroom. The courthouse is located at 100 Derbigny St., Gretna, Louisiana, 70053. WHO: Monica Miller,
