Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-4 (2024)
Voluntary participation in prayer generally
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It shall be lawful for any teacher or school administrator in any of the schools of the state which are supported, in whole or in part, by the public funds of the state, to permit the voluntary participation by students or others in prayer. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize any teacher or other school authority to prescribe the form or content of any prayer. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of Section 37-13-4.1 but shall be considered as supplemental and in addition to the provisions of Section 37-13-4.1.
Laws, 1979, ch. 374; Laws, 1994, ch. 609, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1981–1994 · leading case: Doe v. Stegall, 653 F.2d 180 (5th Cir. 1981).
Doe v. Stegall, 653 F.2d 180 (5th Cir. 1981). “The State of Mississippi, on the other hand, in effect concedes that a live controversy remains over the constitutionality of Miss.Code Ann. § 37-13-4. See n.4, supra.”
Ingebretsen v. Jackson Pub. Sch. Dist., 864 F. Supp. 1473 (S.D. Miss. 1994). “609, §§ 1 to 3 (codified as amended at Miss.Code Ann. §§ 37-13-4 & 37-13-4.1 (rev.”
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