ICC Note: The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) has called for the termination of high school principal Michael McGrone for allegedly promoting Christianity among students. McGrone has publicly stated that he wishes to “allow God back in school” and that he supports prayer within the public school system. The FFRF’s letter of complaint about McGrone’s actions is just one of many incidents in recent months seeking to strip United States public schools of any religious influences.

By Heather Clark

05/31/2016 United States (Christian News Network) – A professing atheist activist organization is recommending that a Chicago-area principle be fired for promoting Christianity to students.

The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently sent a letter to the attorney for Rich Township Schools after becoming informed that Rich South High School Principal Michael McGrone announced that his goal is to “allow God back in school.”

It pointed to an article in the Chicago Tribune, which outlined that McGrone supports prayer in school and had a Christian woman, known as Mother Henderson, pray with students in the cafeteria over a microphone.

“This is how we ‘stop the killing’: Allow God back in school!! Prayer works,” he also wrote on Facebook.

FFRF further pointed to a quote in the Tribune article, in which McGrone stated, “Is [prayer] considered crossing the line? I would agree in part, but in so many ways I cannot deny who I am and what got me to become principal.”

It therefore recommended that the principal be fired.

“Given McGrone’s admission that he was aware that his activities violated the law, and his description of his unconstitutional behavior as ‘who I am and what got me to become principal,’ we see no reasonable alternative to terminating his employment with the district,” wrote staff attorney Ryan Jayne.

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