"The issue of students praying in school has come up a number of times this year, in part, because we have an increasing number of students who practice the Islam faith, many of whom are Somali students," said Barbara Dorff, director of student services for the district. "But it is our responsibility to find a private place for these students to pray and to allow them to pray."
Why is it the school's responsibility? If the children are so religious, why aren't they in madrassa?
School districts that receive federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding must certify that they don't have a policy in public elementary or secondary schools that prevents participation in prayer protected by the U.S. Constitution, she said.
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