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School Prayer Rulings Vary Across States And Schools
A nationwide AP survey shows public schools, including Fairfax County Virginia, adapting after the 1963 Supreme Court ban on school mandated prayers. Some schools ban all religious exercises, others allow voluntary prayer, grace, or meditation, while interpretations range from narrowly restricting compulsory prayers to broader bans. The pattern varies by state and district, with cases in New York, New York City, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid Washington
Woodson High School
Fairfax County
Virginia
Washington
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Fairfax
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Elihu Oshinsky
New York City
U.S. Circuit Court
Oshinsky
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Idaho
Ment of
Massachusetts
North Brookfield
State Supreme Court
North Brookfield High School
Martin D. Leach
Lansing
Mich
Stephen A. Partington
New York State
Harrison
Westchester County
Board of Education
Nevada
Asst. Supt. of
R. H. Manning