WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky school district has removed a Bible verse from an athletic locker room after receiving a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
The decision came after the organization sent a letter to the district stating that the message violated the Constitution, Letcher County Schools Superintendent Denise Yonts told WYMT-TV on Wednesday.
Yonts said officials decided to paint over the verse after consulting with the school board attorney since it was not a student-generated display.
“Our goal is to respect the law so that we can protect all of our students’ religious freedoms. By doing that it allows them to express their religious rights and that’s what we want,” Yonts said.
Freedom from Religion Foundation co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a statement that she applauded the action.
“Students in our public schools are free to practice any religion they choose or none at all,” she said.
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