Federal Judge Says Students Forbidden to Vote on Prayer

AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal judge has prohibited the Round Rock school district from allowing students to vote on whether to have prayers at graduation. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks is included in an agreement reached by the school district and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The Washington-based group sued the school district in August on behalf of six parents and a former student. The suit was prompted by a majority of seniors at McNeil, Round Rock and Stony Point high schools who decided to have prayers at their graduations. Most students who cast ballots at Westwood High School voted against an invocation at commencement. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 22, 2008 01:38 PM