FFRF took action against a religious assignment in the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. (May 2026)

FFRF took action against a religious assignment in the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. (May 2026)

Florida — In Tampa, Fla., FFRF took action against a religious assignment in the Hillsborough County Public Schools system. A parent reported that on Feb. 11, their child’s chorus teacher at Barrington Middle School required his entire sixth grade chorus class to write the following sentence 50 times during class instructional time: “God destroyed the Earth by flooding seas for being evil and disobeying God’s commands.” According to the parent, …