(a) Sectarian Religious Instruction. No sectarian religious instruction may be given in any public school. This may not be interpreted to prohibit prayers, scripture reading, or the singing of religious songs.
(b) Voluntary Prayers — Permissible. Voluntary prayers may be offered in public schools and public buildings under a policy adopted by the Director of Education for public schools or the Director of Public Works for public buildings, or in the absence thereof the principal or teacher in charge of students in public schools and the individual in charge of a public meeting may lead those assembled in a voluntary prayer.
History: 1962, PL 7-15; amd 1980, PL 16-89 § 1.
Amendments: 1980 Added new subsection (b) and designated previous section as subsection (a).