For Immediate Release Contact: Jennifer Bardi, (202) 238-9088, jbardi@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., September 18, 2019) – Attorneys at the American Humanist Association warned administrators at Mira Costa High School this morning against the unconstitutional behavior of discouraging students from protesting the Pledge of Allegiance. On September 11, 2019, the principal of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District high school announced via the intercom that he was “personally offended by any teacher or student who did not stand for the Pledge.” The principal has also canvassed the school in an effort to discern if anyone was not standing for the daily ritual. As the warning letter
For Immediate Release Contact: Sarah Henry, (202) 238-9088, shenry@americanhumanist.org (Washington, D.C., September 16, 2019) – The legal team at the American Humanist Association warned Griffin-Spalding School Systems this afternoon of their recent unconstitutional school prayer activity. The Griffin First United Methodist Church hosted a breakfast and sermon for football players at Spalding High School, in clear violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. The school softball coaches also lead the team in prayer before games. As the warning letter states, the school’s activities demonstrate “strong favoritism toward Christianity within the District’s football and softball pr
(Washington, D.C., September 5, 2019) – American Humanist Association (AHA)’s Legal Director and Senior Counsel, Monica Miller, just filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that a 3-judge panel incorrectly dismissed AHA’s case seeking equal treatment for humanist inmates in Nevada prisons. Today’s filing argues that the case should be reheard by the panel or en banc. The AHA filed suit in 2016 on behalf of Benjamin Espinosa and other Humanist inmates against the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) for refusing to recognize humanism and provide humanist study group meetings while providing study group meetings for a wide array of groups ranging from Sc
