Churchill County School District listened to FFRF and put a stop to including school-sponsored prayers at a high school graduation. (October 2025)

Churchill County School District listened to FFRF and put a stop to including school-sponsored prayers at a high school graduation. (October 2025)

Nevada — Churchill County School District in Fallon, Nev., listened to FFRF and put a stop to a multiyear practice of including school-sponsored prayers at a district high school graduation. A district alumnus reported that Churchill County High School had previously scheduled prayers as part of the graduation ceremony. FFRF found that the 2022 graduation ceremony included a prayer led by a former instructor. The prayer was overtly religious and…