NC school under fire for hosting ‘Christian boyband’ performance
May 15, 2025
A North Carolina school district is getting pushback from some parents after a Christian music group was allowed to perform at a public elementary school assembly.
The Christian Post reports that the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent complaint letters to Davidson County School officials last week.
The letters allege that the 3 Heath Brothers performed an explicitly Christian concert at Hasty Elementary school in March.
Nicholas, Christian and Clayton Heath are 3 brothers who describe themselves as the “boyband of Christian music.”
Americans United Staff Attorney Ian Smith wrote that, “This assembly was a flagrant violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We expect assurances from the district that students will not be exposed to religious assemblies in future, and that district personnel will receive training in their responsibilities under the Establishment Clause.”
The 3 Heath Brothers have entertained tens of thousands of students as they’ve performed at more than 100 public schools.
Their manager Jonathan Heath told the Christian Post earlier this week that the matter “has been blown out of proportion” and that the Hasty Elementary performance was “not a religious concert.”
Heath explained, “We sing at public schools and Christian schools. Our program that we do in public schools is geared differently. It’s different than our concerts, its different than the shows we do at Christian schools, because we try to be careful as we go in there to not be proselytizing.”
Davidson County Schools Superintendent Greggory Slate said that faith groups are welcomed under the proper conditions and that it’s “common for schools to have anti-bullying assemblies.”
Smith told the Christian Post that Americans United had heard back from the school district that “the 3 Heath Brothers directly misrepresented the contents of the assembly to the school district.”
Smith said, “The band has not responded to us yet. We asked for a response within 30 days; we’ll wait for the band’s response before discussing potential next steps with the family that lodged the complaint.”
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