Missouri —

FFRF made sure that the Chaffee R-2 School District in Missouri would not be using resources in the future to promote or recruit for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) club.

FFRF learned of an FCA club seemingly sponsored by Chaffee Elementary School. On March 14, Chafee Elementary School’s official Facebook account posted photos from that morning’s meeting of the Elementary FCA club, calling it “our” club.

“The district cannot allow its schools to be used as recruiting grounds for religious organizations,” FFRF Anne Nicol Gaylor Legal Fellow Kyle Steinberg wrote to district Superintendent Shawn Nix. “It is well settled that public schools may not show favoritism toward or coerce belief or participation in religion.”

Shortly after receiving FFRF’s letter, Nix looked into the school club to verify the complaint. “The gathering was not of a recognized school club, and the gathering was led by a high school student,” he wrote. “The social media post has been removed, and no further social media posts of this nature will be made.” Nix additionally affirmed that going forward, district would not facilitate, support, sponsor or expend resources on an FCA elementary student school club, nor would it advertise, recruit for or promote such for an outside club.

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