In a letter to the 137 public school superintendents, the group reminded them that holiday celebrations focusing primarily on one religious holiday amount to an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

“We want our kids to be internationally minded. We want them to be able to relate to all people in this country and in this world,” said Principal Gregory Hutchings of West End IB World School.

Hutchings said the ACLU’s warning is more of a reminder than anything else.

Mike Looney, superintendent of Williamson County Schools, said the district is also taking this warning as a gentle reminder, but has always focused on teaching many holiday traditions in the classroom.

“They just don’t know what it’s like in other places in the world, and they need to open their minds and learn more about culture,” said sixth-grader Sai Clayton, who grew up with different holiday traditions and has a Japanese mother.

“If we know more about their holidays, we can learn more about their country and their way of life and their religion,” said Brooke Handley.

The ACLU said in a news release that it was responding to numerous complaints from families about such school activities.

Hedy Weinberg, ACLU executive director in Tennessee, said it is especially important for people to embrace the constitutional guarantees of the First Amendment in order to ensure that religious freedom flourishes.

The letter cites several U.S. Supreme Court decisions about the matter.
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Actions you can take:

Go to your local schools and take them a copy of the constitution. Encourage them by letting them know when they stand up to ACLU that you stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

Take additional information with you that shines the light on the ACLU’s misinformation. Have facts in hand.

Let your local news station know the time you will be showing up at the schools to give them facts so the ACLU cannot intimidate the schools anymore.

Helpful Historical Documents

1. Avalon Project
2. Tennessee State Constitution

If you know of more sites with the historical documents please list it here. I’m looking for the actual documents not commentary on/about the documents. Also can someone post links on this post (in comment section) to the letters that the discussion of separation of church and state were in? That would be a great help.

Do not expect anyone at the schools to believe anything just because you share information with them. Proof/documentation is required. Facts seal the deal.