Question 4 • MI-Government/Civics 2023
Engel v. Vitale ruled that public schools may not sponsor or require prayer, even if the prayer is described as voluntary or non-denominational. A teacher leading students in a classroom prayer and a principal broadcasting prayer over a public school loudspeaker are government-sponsored religious activities. A state law requiring schoolchildren to pray would also violate the rule. The decision concerns public schools, so it does not prohibit a private school from requiring teachers to lead prayer.
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