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    FREEDOM FROM RELIGION foundation Box 750 > MADISON, WI 53701 + (608) 256-8900 » WWW.FFRF.ORG ‘September 5,2019 SENT VIA EMAIL AND US.MAl thris.Causey@restns Dr. Chris Causey ‘Superintendent ‘Robertson County Schools ‘800 MS. Cou Blvd, Suite 2 ‘Springfield, TN 37172 Re: Unconstitutional Religius Promotion and Baptism of Football Players Dear Superintendent Causey: | am writing on behalf ofthe Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRE) regarding serious ‘constitutional violations ecenty reported in Roberson County Schools (RCS). FFRF is 8 national noaproft organization with more than 30,000 members aeross the county, including ‘more than 300 members in Tensessee anda local chap. Our purposes ae to protect the ‘constitutional prneple of sepution between state and church, and to educate the public on ‘matters relating to nomheism ‘A concerned ara resident has reported tat coaches at Springfield High School have been ‘promoting and endorsing religion to students, including baptizing to students on the school's Tosbal field and employing acharacter coach” to instil religion in students, We understand that coaches may also be participating in prayer with students (Our complainant reports that or August 7, 2019, Chad Diehl, a minister at Bethlebem Baptist (Church and “character coach” forthe Springfelé High Schoo football tam, baptized two players ‘on the schoo's football ili rot ofthe rest ofthe team and coaches. One ofthe coaches, Jake BBurtram, tweeted a photo rom the haptsm with the message, "Great day fortwo young men ‘being baptized in front of ou eam and out Fld. Bete than winning ay game or any trophy: Hed catch Dustin Wilson etweeted a pos from Chad Diehl that included photos ofthe baptism and the message, “What a blessing it was to baptize these young men today in fret oftheir foatbal brothers.” Please se the enclosed seoenshot, ‘We waite o ensure tht RCS is no longer promoting and endorsing religion tits students through prayer, religious rituals, or a "character coach.” Ii inappropriate fora public school disrit to proseytize students by praying with tudes, baptizing students, or employing an outside religious leader to organize thes activities. Is equally inappropriate and unconstitutional for ‘coaches to participate in religions activities wth students, Itisillegal for coaches to organize or participate in religious activities with students, including ‘baptisms. Nor can coaches allow religious leaders to gain unigue access o students during school-sponsored activities. Wien baptisms take place directly before or afer a team footel practice, on school property, with coaches’ participation or leadership, any reasonable student ‘would perceive these activities to be unequivocally endorsed by thee Schoo Federal courts have specially held public school coaches’ participation in thee team's religious Dn Backer and Annie Laurie Gayl, Co Presiden activity uncontittionsl. See, e.g. Borden v Sch Dist, ofthe Township of Sas Brunswick, $23 F.3d 153 Grd Ci. 2008), cer denied, 129 S.Ct. 1524 (2009) (declaring the coach's organization, participation and leading of prayers before football games unconstitutional); Doe Danconvlle Zndep. Sch. Dist, 70 1 402 (Sth Cit 1995) (declaring basketball coach’s participation in student prayer eitcles ay unconstitutional endorsement of religion) In Barden, the Third Circuit CCourt of Appeals stated tha the coach's involvement by “aking a knee" and ‘bowing his head”

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