Prayer Rugs In Public Schools

But students are allowed to meet and pray on school grounds.

Prayer rugs in public schools. Organized prayer in the public school setting whether in the classroom or at a school sponsored event is unconstitutional. Schools are forbidden from initiating or sponsoring religious activities including prayer but religious groups are permitted to meet on school grounds after school and students can pray to. Supreme court ruled that it s illegal for christian students to pray in schools. It s illegal for christians to pray in public school according to the u s.

Do you support prayer in public schools. Many articles about muslim students praying link to a 2013 christian post article about school prayer in dearborn michigan that incorrectly claims the u s. It was at time of required prayer. Christian teachers became upset when muslim students began praying during class at parkdale high school in riverdale maryland.

The students also had to make an islamic prayer rug as a homework assignment according to wagner who said lessons like that don t belong in public schools. Supreme court banned school sponsored prayer in public schools in a 1962 decision saying that it violated the first amendment.