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Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools

The new guidance urges public schools to aligning policies with recent Supreme Court rulings on prayer and parental rights.
Education Department Issues New Guidance on Prayer, Religious Speech in Public Schools
Bremerton High School assistant coach Joe Kennedy takes a knee and prays at the 50-yard line after Bremerton's win over Mount Douglas in a high school football game at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Wash., on Sept. 1, 2023. Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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2/5/2026|Updated: 2/5/2026
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance clarifying the right of students and teachers in public schools to pray and engage in other religious expression.

Released on Feb. 5, the guidance reaffirms existing constitutional protections for teachers and students, saying they can pray at school as an expression of individual faith, so long as they are not speaking or acting on behalf of the school.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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