Atheist group complains about Florida high school football players praying for injured teammate

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by Jeff Fisher

The Freedom from Religion Foundation is looking into a complaint it received about a chaplain leading Seminole High School football players in a prayer for an injured player during a game.

The complaint arose from a photo of the players “taking a knee” for their injured quarterback.  The organization, that sent a letter to the principal consists mostly of atheist parents, according to WKMG-TV.

Earlier this year, Orange County Public Schools banned chaplains from leading prayers with students

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.