What the Supreme Court's football coach ruling means for schools and prayer

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : It also brings an end to the 1971 precedent Lemon v. Kurtzman, which created a test to gauge church-state separation policies in public schools.
53% : The ruling contrasts with two precedents the Supreme Court issued in the 20th century that prohibited school-sanctioned prayers in the classroom and the reading of the Bible in public schools as part of the wall between church and state.
49% : Kennedy celebrated the win, telling Fox News's "The Faulkner Focus" that he "can't stop smiling.""It just feels good to know that the First Amendment is alive and well," he said.
47% :Before 1962, however, dozens of states enforced religious policies in public schools, and some even required the Bible to be read in classrooms.
45% : Courts have long used those precedents to rule on similar cases, so the Supreme Court's ruling is likely to launch a pathway for new religious policies in public schools.
41% : The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday in support of a high school football coach who knelt on the 50-yard line and prayed after games, paving the way for a new landscape concerning the role of religion in public schools.

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