The Wisconsin-based atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is again threatening to sue the Alabama public school system.

This time, they Warned The school filed a complaint with the Elmore County School District regarding a voluntary assembly at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama, calling the event an “inappropriate and unconstitutional Christian school event.”

“We are calling on the school district to stop gaslighting the situation and adopt a clear policy banning religious gatherings disguised as secular seminars,” FFRF co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a statement. “The Elmore School District must take action to protect its students from preachers who prey on (and pray against) them.”

The event was hosted by John Eklund, founder and CEO of Recovery ALIVE, a Christian-based program that has helped many overcome addiction and find hope. A well-respected figure in the community, Eklund was invited to speak to students about mental health and resilience.

Students and attendees were drawn to prayer.

FFRF reported that two parents complained that the meetings were religious and coercive.

The school district's superintendent responded by clarifying that the meetings were not mandatory and were meant to help students with mental health issues. FFRF argued that Ecklund's social media posts, which included photos of students praying and comments about faith in Jesus, suggested the opposite.

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According to Eklund's post, the school's principal told him, “I've been doing this for 26 years. If I get in trouble, it's because of Jesus!”

Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth said, Not intimidated Reported by FFRF Yellow Hammer News They continue to get Alabama wrong.

“The same extremist groups who targeted this independent school assembly have attacked me in the past simply because I encouraged Alabamians to celebrate Easter and asked for prayers for police officers,” Ainsworth said.

“I strongly believe that the increase in juvenile crime and the lack of respect for human life felt by many young people in high crime areas today is a direct result of religion being excluded from schools and other public spaces.”

Grayson Everett is the state and politics editor for Yellow Hammer News. You can follow him on Twitter. Grayson