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ACLU Sues PA School District to Stop Official Prayers at Graduation and School Board Meetings (05/26/2005)
PITTSBURGH -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today against the Keystone School District in Clarion County asking a federal court for an immediate order prohibiting school officials from allowing prayers at tomorrow's graduation ceremony and from continuing to open school board meetings with a sectarian prayer.

Virginia School Board Votes to Allow Students to Sit During Pledge of Allegiance (01/11/2005)
RICHMOND, VA--Under pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia -- and based on recommendations from its own lawyers -- the Spotsylvania County School Board last night voted to remove a policy requiring students to stand during recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance.

ACLU Praises Appeals Court Decision Striking Down Pennsylvania's Mandatory Pledge of Allegiance Law (08/19/2004)
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania today praised an appeals court decision striking down a Pennsylvania law requiring private and public school students to begin each school day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or singing the national anthem. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that law violated the First Amendment rights of students and private schools.

Missouri School District Agrees to Stop Distributing Bibles to Students (06/03/2004)
KANSAS CITY, MO -- A Kansas City Metro Area school district has agreed to stop distributing Gideon International Bibles to elementary-school children on school premises, settling a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri on behalf of a Roman Catholic father of three.

After ACLU Intervention on Behalf of Christian Valedictorian, Michigan High School Agrees to Stop Censoring Religious Yearbook Entries (05/11/2004)
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced an out-of-court settlement between the Utica Community School District and a local student over the censorship of her 2001 yearbook entry. The student's entry had been deleted from the yearbook because it contained a passage from the Bible.

ACLU of Colorado Challenges Law Forcing Public School Teachers and Students to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance (08/12/2003)
DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires teachers and students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day in all Colorado public schools.

ACLU Charges Missouri Public School District with Allowing Improper Religious Activities in Classroom (05/01/2003)
INDEPENDENCE, MO -- Saying that a teacher here taught religious claims from the Bible as historical fact, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri and Americans United for Separation of Church and State today filed a lawsuit against school district officials for allowing the teacher to promote improper religious activities in his history class.

Religious Code at HI High School a Relic of the Past Under Court Settlement (01/28/2003)
HONOLULU--The American Civil Liberties of Hawai'i today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in federal district court on behalf of a male high school student here who challenged the constitutionality of his school's honor code that in part requires pledging "love for God."

ACLU Announces Settlement in Case Against Taxpayer Financing of Religion in Louisiana Abstinence-Only Programs (11/13/2002)
NEW ORLEANS-The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a settlement with the Louisiana governor's office in a case challenging the use of taxpayer dollars to fund religious activities in the Governor's Program on Abstinence.

ACLU Supports Right of Iowa Students to Distribute Christian Literature at School (07/11/2002)
DES MOINES--The Iowa Civil Liberties Union today announced that it is publicly supporting the Christian students who recently filed a lawsuit against the Davenport Schools asserting the right to distribute religious literature during non-instructional time.

Louisiana Family Seeks ACLU Help in Ending Sponsored Prayers in Public Schools (05/17/2002)
BATON ROUGE, LA--Acting on behalf of a family that declined to be identified for fear of retaliation, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to end public school endorsement of prayer during graduation and award ceremonies.  

Federal Court Rules that Bible Distribution in Public School Violated the Constitution (09/27/2001)
ALEXANDRIA, LA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today applauded the 28-page opinion written by U.S. District Judge F.A. Little, Jr., in which he ruled that the distribution of bibles by a Rapides Parish school principal to his students violated the United States and Louisiana Constitutions. 

ACLU of Oklahoma Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Student Accused of "Hexing" a Teacher (10/26/2000)
TULSA, OK--In a case reminiscent of the Salem Witch trials, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma today filed a federal lawsuit charging that school officials violated 15-year-old Brandi Blackbear's rights when they accused her of casting a hex that resulted in a teacher's illness.

ACLU Action Prompts School Board to Abandon Posting of Ten Commandments (11/24/1999)
LOS ANGELES--The ACLU of Southern California claimed victory today after the Val Verde Unified School District dropped plans to post copies of the Ten Commandments on the walls of school offices.

ACLU Condemns Local School District's Decision to Post 10 Commandments in School Offices (11/11/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- The decision this week by the Val Verde school board to ignore the U.S. Constitution and post copies of the Ten Commandments on school house walls is deeply troubling.

House Measure Runs Counter to American Tradition of Religious Freedom, Says ACLU (11/02/1999)
WASHINGTON -- A resolution to be voted on today by the House of Representatives tramples on the American tradition of religious freedom and tolerance, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

ACLU Declares Victory in Ohio School Where Football Coach Led Prayers, Read Scripture (10/19/1999)
CLEVELAND -- An eight year history of religious indoctrination of student athletes at an Ohio public school ended today with the successful resolution of a lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced today.

ACLU Asks Virginia School Boards Not to Open Meetings with Prayer (10/01/1999)
RICHMOND, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today sent a letter to Virginia's public school boards asking them to refrain from their meetings with prayer in light of a recent court decision declaring the practice unconstitutional.

California Principal Sends Back Religious Text Books (09/16/1999)
BELRIDGE, CA -- Bowing to legal pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, a public elementary school in California has decided not to use Christian textbooks that describe other religions as cults and say God helped Columbus discover America, the Associated Press reported today.

School Prayer Constitutional Amendment Returns in Congress (09/15/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Like many parents, I was deeply shaken by the rash of school shootings last spring, and wondered how we as a society can ensure children's safety at school.