Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 8, 2025 / 18:26 pm

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Department of Education will issue new federal guidelines to protect prayer at public schools.

In a Sept. 8 speech to the Religious Liberty Commission, Trump said the new guidelines will “protect the right to prayer in our public schools and [provide for] its total protection.”

“For most of our country’s history, the Bible was found in every classroom in the nation, yet in many schools today, students are instead indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda,” Trump said.

“Some are even punished for their religious beliefs, and very, very strongly punished — it’s ridiculous,” he added.

The president said he was inspired to authorize the new guidance after hearing about instances of public school

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