State Policy

These model bills would ensure public schools remain inclusive, nonsectarian learning environments for all students, regardless of their religious beliefs.

American Atheists encourages Oklahomans of all faiths and none to contact their local school administrators, who actually have the authority to determine which instructional materials are used in their classrooms.

Thanks to the Patients’ Right to Know Act, when a Colorado health care facility denies care based on religious beliefs or other non-medical reasons, they must now be transparent and disclose this information to the public.

Governor Hochul vetoed a law that would have simply required courts to inform New Yorkers of their constitutional right to object to mandatory religious substance abuse programs.

The Patients’ Right to Know Act is the first legislative attempt to combat the dangerous rise in religiously-motivated denials of care in health care settings.

The bill would have simply required courts to inform New Yorkers of their constitutional right to object to religious 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and instead participate in a nonreligious substance abuse treatment program.

American Atheists urges more states to follow Connecticut’s example and eliminate dangerous exemptions that put children at risk, especially those who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons

Florida State Rep. Randy Fine exploited the three-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting to promote teacher-led, coercive prayer in public schools.