The Wayland School District in Wayland, Massachusetts is pushing back against an atheist group's claim that a high school band Playing "God Bless America" is an unconstitutional act, the Blaze website reports today (August 7, 2012).
The district -- led by Superintendent Dr. Paul Stein -- plans to ignore the Freedom From Religion Foundation's (FFRF) letter, signed by its attorney, Rebecca Markert, alleging separation of church violations when the song is played at school functions.
The song was played by the Wayland High School band on two days of American patriotism -- Pearl Harbor Day and Memorial Day.
While Stein claims that he respects the separation between government and religion, he also believes the Madison, Wisconsin-based FFRF is taking the situation a bit too far. A parent's complaint is believed to have sparked the FFRF letter.
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