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20 U.S.C. § 6061

School prayer

United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective

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20 U.S.C. § 6061, School prayer, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/453354
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No funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter may be used by any State or local educational agency to adopt policies that prevent voluntary prayer and meditation in public schools.

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