The first legal case making the argument against school prayer was first brought to court by Everson v. Board of Education. This seminal case barred the allocation of tax money to the funding of the transit of the Catholic School children. The landmark decision in Engel v. Vitale was the legal trial concluding the school-sponsored nondenominational prayer occurring in the New York public school system. It was ruled unconstitutional because any “public promotion of religion, including giving financial aid to religious schools” violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment (US Courts). Practicing prayer individually is still permitted in public schools. Ina private school like Xavier, public prayer is permitted. I think this
