Trump Education Department bolsters protections for prayer in schools

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 413

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education reinforced the right to prayer in public schools in guidance issued Thursday.

Under the guidance to state and local education agencies, students, teachers and school officials have “a right to pray in school as an expression of individual faith, as long as they’re not doing so on behalf of the school,” the department said.

President Donald Trump’s administration has sought to protect religious liberty in public schools …

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