Nobody covers Johnson County and the surrounding areas like the Daily Journal. 30 S. Water St., Second floor, Suite A, Franklin, IN 46131. Phone: (317) 736-7101 ...

A fresh wave of debate is unfolding across the country over the role of prayer and religion in public schools. Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law requiring every public school classroom to ...

Seeming to contradict himself, he also said the federal government would “support bringing back prayer to our schools.” Students are allowed to pray in private at public schools or as part of ...

In addition to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise that he’ll be “closing up the Department of Education,” one of the more troubling planks of his education platform is his pledge to “support ...

Bishop Rodgers emphasized that the city-wide back-to-school prayer is something that cannot be done alone. He also stated that they plan for this event to happen every year.

Vaughn suggested there are "lots of kids who want to pray with us." He also asked why the school board had to give up prayer at meetings in the first place. "I’m ready to fight," Vaughn said. "The ...

VIENNA, Ill. (KFVS) - Schools in Johnson County, as well as Dongola, Illinois, will be holding prayer walks as students return for the 2024-2025 school year. On Sunday, August 11, there will be ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Leaders within the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will host a back to school prayer breakfast on Monday, August 5. It will take place from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m ...

Forney students kneel in prayer before an April school softball game. Student-led prayer is common at sporting events. Now Texas lawmakers are close to passing a prayer period during the school ...

Students of all religious backgrounds can pray at school when not engaged in school activities or instruction, and teachers and administrators can neither sanction nor discourage such prayers ...