Coach's prayers prompt Supreme Court test of religious freedom - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% :Over the last 60 years, the Supreme Court has rejected prayer in public schools, at least when it was officially required or part of a formal ceremony like a high school graduation.
49% :Rachel Laser, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which represents the school board, said, "What we're focused on is the religious freedom of students.""Going to the 50-yard line directly after the game when you're the coach, with the students assuming they're supposed to gather with the coach, and praying at that time puts pressure on kids to join," she said.
49% : But even a modest ruling in Kennedy's favor, saying that his private, solitary prayer was protected even if it took place in public and at least tacitly invited students to participate, would represent a sea change in the court's approach to the role religion may play in public schools.
44% : The court's decision, expected by June, could revise earlier understandings about when prayer is permitted in public schools, the rights of government employees and what counts as pressuring students to participate in religious activities.

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