HARRISON, Ark. (AP) – One of two northern Arkansas school boards has opted to
pray before meetings after receiving a letter of complaint from a foundation
that monitors matters regarding church and state.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation in Madison, Wisconsin, sent a letter to
the Springdale board Dec. 29 and to the Harrison board March 6. The letter said
public prayers before board meetings violated the U.S Constitution.
The Harrison board unanimously decided at a meeting last week to open meetings
with a prayer.
In making its decision, the board referred to a Jan. 17 seminar where Little
Rock attorney Cody Kees said a school board has the right “to pray because the
meeting is comprised of adults and does not make children susceptible to
religious indoctrination.”
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