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American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee
Welcome to the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) website! ACLU-TN is the only organization in the state dedicated to promoting and protecting constitutional rights. Our goal is to translate the Bill of Rights into an everyday reality for all Tennesseans.
SPOTLIGHT ISSUE: ACLU-TN Wins Judicial Victory for Religious Freedom in Tennessee
Preferential Treatment of Praying Parents is Ruled Unconstitutional
After a two-year legal battle, ACLU-TN has successfully litigated a case that further protects the religious freedom of Tennesseans.
The ACLU-TN lawsuit, Doe v. Wilson County School System, was filed on behalf of a former Lakeview kindergarten student and his parents, who said their attempts to have school officials cease the religious activities on campus were rebuffed. The family also says school officials encouraged them to withdraw their child from the school.
The lawsuit charged that a variety of religious activities occurring at Lakeview Elementary School in Mt. Juliet, including praying during school hours by a group of parents who then distributed fliers in classrooms informing individual students they had been prayed for, were unconstitutional.
“In a strongly worded 59-page decision, the Judge ruled that school officials were engaged in a systematic pattern of religious violations and that the school supported and tolerated religious activities taking place on its campus,” said Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN Executive Director.
In finding that these activities violated the First Amendment, the Court found that
the effect of the [The Praying Parents] predominant religious purpose was to advance Christianity at Lakeview…..The school administration apparently agreed with the group’s purpose and activities and did not properly monitor and supervise their activities on school property, and, by allowing these activities, the school tacitly or overtly endorsed the group’s activities. By doing so the school became excessively entangled with the group’s religious activities, and abandoned the school’s constitutional obligation to maintain strict neutrality toward religion.
The Court issued an injunction preventing any group from being given preferential treatment and ordering that all individuals and groups requesting access to the school request permission and be treated equally. The Court also admonished the school for allowing teachers and administrators to be active participants in religious activities at the school, for displaying the Ten Commandments in the school hallway and for allowing the distribution of Gideon’s Bibles to students.
According to Weinberg, “The decision makes it very clear that private groups like the Praying Parents cannot and should not serve as surrogates for the public schools and promote religious activities during the school day,” said Weinberg.
Upon hearing about the Court ruling, the Does issued a statement saying, “We are very happy about the decision and grateful to all those people who stood with us. We hope this begins a time of healing for the community.”
Additional Information About Doe v. Wilson County School System
View the press release about this case.
View Judge Echols' decision.
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September 10, 2008: ACLU Demands Roane County Abandon Illegal Random Drug Testing of Students
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April 29, 2008: ACLU Takes On High School Principal For Discriminating Against Male Couple
April 29, 2008 - Tennessee Organizations Call on Fowler to Stop Misleading the Public on SJR127
April 28, 2008: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED - Tell your State Rep by WEDNESDAY to vote NO on pulling SJR127 to House Floor
April 14, 2008: Voice Your Opinion on Several Pending Civil Liberties/Civil Rights Bills!
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April 7, 2008: Bill Banning Unmarried Adoption Up in Senate Judiciary Committee - Urge Senators to Vote NO on SB3910
April 7, 2008 - Nashville High School Students and Child Welfare Organizations Ask for Comprehensive Non-Discrimination Policy
April 3, 2008: SJR127 Back Again - Attack on Reproductive Freedom - Call you House Representative NOW to vote NO on pulling SJR127 to House Floor
April 1, 2008: Oppose SB2653/HB2858 - Attack on Students' Privacy Rights
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March 8, 2008 - Event: Youth in Action: Know Your Rights, Make Some Change - Students' Rights Conference
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October 4, 2007: “The Future of LGBT Rights in Tennessee: Organizing, Educating and Litigating”
April 23, 2007: Support Repeal of REAL ID Act - Urge your State Senator to Support SJR248 - contact today
April 10, 2007: ACLU Appoints Gay Rights Attorney to Work in the South
April 9, 2007: Oppose Attacks on Students’ Right to Freedom of Association and Privacy
April 5, 2007: ACLU-TN Urges Metro Nashville School Board To Vote NO on Proposed School Dress Code Policy
 ACLU-TN's Letter to Metro Nashville School Board
March 6, 2007: Oppose Parental Consent to Join School Clubs
March 2, 2007: Contact your State Senator to Vote NO on SB201 - Prohibiting Translation of Drivers License Exams
February 12, 2007: ACLU-TN Applauds Mayor Purcell's Veto on English-Only Ordinance
February 6, 2007: ACLU-TN to Expand Efforts to Restore Voting Rights to Former Felons
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August 4, 2006: ACLU-TN Kicks Off "Get Your Right to Vote Back" Town Hall Meetings Across State (23 KB)
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