Navigating the Intersection of Religion and Public Schools

Public school districts across the country face an October 1 deadline to certify they do not prevent constitutionally protected prayer — or else they could lose federal funding. The certification is an annual exercise, but school districts face thorny dilemmas this year at the intersection of religion and school as a result of evolving U.S. Department of Education (DOE) guidance and recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings....
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP