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Religion and Public Schools
URL: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/

Description:
This Department of Education site presents current and prior administration policy about religion and prayer in public schools. It features the Feb. 7, 2003, letter that provides "guidance on constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools. This guidance explains the responsibilities of state educational agencies and local educational agencies with respect to this aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)." Archive includes material back to 1995.

Publisher:
U.S. Department of Education

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Prayer in the public schools -- United States
Religion in the public schools -- United States

LII Database Information:
Record 8515 created by Maria Brandt on 09/14/2004
Last modification on 10/30/2005
Last review by Tom McGibney on 10/30/2005
Published: 09/14/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8515