Parents Sued California After It Required Aztec Prayer in Public Schools: State Now Agrees to Settlement

State entities to publish public notice to all school districts about the changed policy; state to pay 100K in attorney fees

An Aztec dancer participates in a march in Los Angeles, on May 1, 2019. David McNew/Getty Images

California education authorities have agreed to drop a policy encouraging public school students to pray to Aztec gods in response to a lawsuit filed months ago by angry parents.

Among Aztec religious practices were the cutting out of human hearts and the flaying of victims and the wearing of their skin.