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Education Department to Issue Guidance Protecting Right to Prayer, Trump Says

The president will speak during a hearing on religious liberty, which will feature testimony from students and parents.
Education Department to Issue Guidance Protecting Right to Prayer, Trump Says
President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Sept. 8 announced that the Department of Education will issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer.

“I’m pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools,” Trump said in a speech at the Museum of the Bible.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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