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FFRF letter on school‑board invocations read to commissioners; speakers clash over prayer in public meetings
Summary
A speaker read a Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) attorney letter arguing that school‑board invocations violate policy and court precedent; commissioners defended invocation practices and said the county’s invocation is voluntary and not coercive.
A public commenter read a letter from an attorney with the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to the Onslow County Board of Education during Monday’s Onslow County Board of Commissioners meeting, arguing that invocations and prayers at school‑board meetings violate the Establishment Clause and the district’s own policy.
Ari Rakowitz told the commissioners he had provided the FFRF letter to the Board of Education and read excerpts for the county record, citing legal concerns and prior court rulings. Rakowitz said Onslow County School Board policy 3515…
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