A High School Coach Can Be Present During Student-Led Prayers

A sympathetic judge rules that a high school coach can be present during student-led prayers.

Under what is called the "Establishment clause" of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the government, or any of its entities such as a public high school, is prohibited from establishing a religion. At the same time, however, under the "Free Exercise clause," the First Amendment protects each person's right to practice (or not practice) any faith without government interference. Accommodating the religious practices of employees and students within the confines of a public institution thus is a delicate balancing act for school and athletics administrators.

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