Georgia —

FFRF was able to assure that students in the Dalton Public Schools system in Georgia will no longer have to listen to blatantly Christian music over speakers while they are arriving in the morning.

A district community member reported that a Bluetooth speaker in the Dalton High School cafeteria was “blasting” Christian worship music every morning. The speaker was located next to the breakfast cart that students used in the morning. Reportedly, the speaker belonged to school staff, not students, and the music could be heard down the hallway. The music was said to be overtly Christian, confirmed by a video received from the complainant.

FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence wrote to the district and it responded quickly. “School district administration is meeting with the cafeteria staff to remind them of the requirements of the First Amendment as it relates to the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses,” Cory O. Kirby, the district’s legal representative, confirmed.

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