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Prayer in Graduation Ceremonies


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Prayer in Graduation Ceremonies
This paper provides a brief of a court case against prayer in public schools.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages) | 0 sources | 2006 United States


Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how Daniel Weisman, father of public school student Deborah Weisman, brought suit against the city public schools in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The paper relates that he was seeking permanent injunction against all prayer or other devotional speeches in graduation ceremonies at public schools. The paper discusses how the Supreme Court upheld the rulings of the lower courts.

From the Paper:

"Daniel Weisman, father of public school student Deborah Weisman, brought suit against the city public schools in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, seeking permanent injunction against all prayer or other devotional speeches in graduation ceremonies at public schools. Principals of public middle and high schools in Providence, Island, are permitted to invite members of the clergy to give invocations and benedictions at their schools' graduation ceremonies."

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APA Citation:

Prayer in Graduation Ceremonies (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prayer-in-Graduation-Ceremonies/90421

MLA Citation:

"Prayer in Graduation Ceremonies" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prayer-in-Graduation-Ceremonies/90421>




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