Last week, it was confirmed that school employees are not allowed to lead their students in prayer. This includes teachers and staff who work at Putnam County’s two high schools; Upperman High School and Cookeville High School.Also, coaches for athletic teams are not allowed to take part in the prayers. A non-profit group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a complaint against several instances where they say people were proselytizing or trying to convert others during events held by these same districts schools.

They claim that many cases involve prayers and proselytizing in schools. The law about this issue is set out by courts, which have consistently ruled against such practices at public institutions like town committees or school boards. According to the organization, such events can have students of both religious minorities as well non-believers present. Therefore, they don’t want prayers to be held in such circumstances as they can offend