New Trump administration guidance says teachers can pray with students.

The article focuses on new legal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration that emphasizes protecting students’ and teachers’ freedom of religious expression in public schools. It clarifies that prayer by students and staff is permitted as long as it is not disruptive or coercive, and schools must accommodate religious practices without sponsoring devotional activities. This guidance, while similar to the Biden administration’s 2023 version, places greater emphasis on individual religious exercise, particularly for educators, and references recent Supreme Court rulings favoring religious accommodations. The guidance is not legally binding but signals how the department intends to enforce federal laws regarding religious expression in schools. [Extracted from the article]