Texas Suit Challenging Graduation Prayer Vote Is Settled

Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced Friday that a settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit against the Round Rock, Texas Independent School District. The suit challenged the school's practice of allowing a yearly vote by seniors on whether there should be prayer at their graduations. (See prior posting.) Under the settlement (full text of court order), the school district agrees not to hold student votes on prayer at graduation unless courts in the future approve such practices.