As the new school year begins, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of South Carolina are hoping to educate the educators -- as well as students and parents -- about religious liberty through a new campaign encouraging schools to protect students' rights to remain free from governmental promotion of religion.

"It's important that all students know that they're going back to school to a place where they will be welcome no matter what they believe," said Victoria Middleton, executive director of the ACLU of South...