Butler v. Smith County

Plaintiffs include Kelly Butler, a U.S. Army veteran and father to several children who attend Smith County schools, Sharona and Jason Carr and their children who also attend Smith County. These families are athiests.

The unlawful activities reported by the families span several school years and include, among other practices, school-directed prayer during mandatory assemblies; the distribution and display of Bibles during classes; Bible verses posted in hallways and shared in notes from school staff to students; prayers broadcast through loudspeakers at school sporting events; coaches leading or participating in prayer with student athletes; and a large cross painted on the wall of a school athletic facility.