Lumpkin County School District is a public school district in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, based in Dahlonega.

[3] On May 3, 2013, Atlanta news outlet WSB-TV reported on "controversy brewing" about an impromptu six-hour prayer meeting held in the gymnasium at Lumpkin County High School for a student who had brought questions about his religious beliefs to his football coach.

The student then texted some of his friends who were fellow believers, asking them to come and pray with him.

According to the report, three to four teachers were also present at the event, which lasted from 9:30 that morning into the afternoon.

[4][5] In a videotaped interview, Lumpkin County School District Superintendent Dewey Moye said that one of the school's assistant principals put a stop to the meeting and ordered the participants back to class.