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Group alleges illegal religious practices at Chestatee High School
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Chestatee High defensive line coach Chris Jarrell works with his linemen Tuesday during the War Eagles’ practice. A humanist group has written Hall County Schools, complaining that the team’s coaches are leading prayers and including Bible verses on workout sheets.
A humanist group has sent a letter to Hall County school officials alleging illegal religious practices at Chestatee High School. The letter says the football coaches at the school “regularly led or participated in prayer with students” and included Bible verse references on official team documents and workout sheets. The Appignani Humanist Legal Center, the legal arm of the American Humanist Association, claims these practices violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from establishing a religion or favoring one religion over another.