In several landmark cases in 1962, 1963, and 1985, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of prayer in public school classrooms. What is and has been the opinion of the Supreme Court in this matter?
A) Each school district must look to its community standards concerning religion and follow the majority of public opinion.
B) Community religious leaders have a limited right to advise school officials on religious activities and teachings in the public schools.
C) Public schools may not require or encourage student prayer as part of an official school program.
D) Elementary schools may not advocate or require participation in prayer or bible study, but high schools are exempted because of the maturity level of the students.
E) Though such prayer was once disallowed, the conservative sweep of the Supreme Court after the 2004 presidential elections has led to its overturning the ban on school prayer.
C
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