Freedom from Religion, ACLU review Tennessee Ten Commandments option

An organization that ordered a Christian flag to be removed from school board meeting chambers in Unicoi County a decade ago has joined a coalition of groups including the ACLU of Tennessee to review the schools that plan to display the Ten Commandments on campus.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation monitoring Ten Commandments directive in Washington County, Tennessee Foundation has made a public records request to review communications between school board members and designs for the commandments display, including Washington County, one of five schools making their display intentions known.

Freedom legal director Patrick Elliott told us in August that the BOE is improperly interfering with the rights of students and parents by posting the document and violating the Constitution.

Back in 2016, the Unicoi County Board of Education voted unanimously to remove a Christian flag from their meeting room after direction from legal counsel following possible legal action from the foundation.

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