US EditionTrump says Education Department to issue guidance protecting prayer in public schools
The Department of Education's new guidance aims to protect students' right to private prayer in public schools, responding to recent Supreme Court rulings and addressing anti-religious bias, officials said.
- President Donald Trump announced new guidance from the Department of Education to protect prayer in public schools during a speech at the Museum of the Bible on September 8.
- Trump emphasized the importance of religious liberty, citing a case of a student who faced censorship for praying, saying, "Hannah, very strongly, stood her ground and she won."
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the Trump administration is fighting for Americans' right to live out their faith, claiming, "There is no greater defender of the First Amendment than the President."
- The Religious Liberty Commission's next hearing is scheduled for September 29 to address religious liberty in education and included testimonies from children facing censorship.
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Trump did not provide details on the guidance but said it was "ridiculous" that students in classrooms today are "indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda, and some are even punished for their religious beliefs."
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