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Doe v. Gossage Print E-mail
2008 Legal Program - Freedom of Religion

United States District Court

In May 2006, the ACLU of Kentucky filed suit in federal court on behalf of a Russell County High School senior who objected to the prayer planned for his public high school graduation ceremony.  The student objected to school-sponsored prayers as an unconstitutional endorsement of religion and of specific religious views.  

The ACLU sought, and U.S. District Judge Joseph McKinley granted, a temporary restraining order to prevent school-sponsored prayer at the Russell County High School graduation ceremony.  The decision relied upon Supreme Court precedent that graduation is a milestone event for many students, whose celebration of their academic success should not hinge on school officials’ promotion of religious views.
 
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