For many years, the school board of Rhea County, Tennessee, allowed a program named "Bible Education Ministry" (BEM) to take place in their public schools. This program involves kindergarten through the fifth grade in three elementary schools where lessons about the Bible were taught during regular school hours in each grade for 30 minutes per week. A federal district court ruled against this tradition. Read Article: FFRF v. Rhea County Board of Education (2002)