School allows Muslims to pray during school time
RICHARDSON - A Texas high school has agreed to allow its Muslim students to pray during school hours.
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L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson had told its 30 Muslim students that praying on campus violated the U.S. Constitution’s establishment clause, or the so called separation of church and state.
In an e mail memo to all teachers and staff, the school’s principal had stated previously that „no students are to be allowed to leave the classroom at any time to go pray.” However, after the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty intervened on behalf of the students, the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) moved to change its policy on student prayer. RISD officials admitted on December 16 that there had been some „confusion” regarding their policy and declared that Muslim students, like others, have the right to pray on campus. According to the district’s new policy, students now have both an opportunity and a designated place to pray in the school, either at lunch or during 10 minutes of class. (AgapePress)
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