Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Friday advised Muskogee Public Schools that it was under no constitutional obligation to cancel a community prayer walk earlier this month, and offered assistance to any Oklahoma district that receives a similar demand.
The Muskogee 6th and 7th Grade Academy had scheduled a Back to School Community Prayer Walk for the morning of August 12, the day before classes began. A Wisconsin-based advocacy organization, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), sent the district a letter the day before the event demanding its cancellation. The district canceled the walk, removed the announcements and notified parents.
The FFRF bragged in a press release Friday, August 21 at 9:56 am about their intimidation of the school. The AG Office release arrived that same day at 4:10 pm. Is Drummond on the FFRF email list? The AG does not detail how or when he found out about the issue.
