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Replaced opening with what classroom prayer is, and its current status. If I removed something relevant, please integrate it back into the article instead of reverting.
'''Classroom prayer''' is censored by [[liberals]]. [[Atheists]] have succeeded in banning classroom prayer from [[public schools]] in the [[United States]] and [[government]] schools in most other Western countries.
'''Classroom prayer''' is teacher-led, state sanctioned prayer in schools. The Supreme Court case [[Engel v. Vitale]] (1962) banned classroom prayer from [[public schools]] in the [[United States]]. Classroom prayer has been banned in most [[government]] schools in most other Western countries.
Most private schools, even religious schools, do not allow classroom prayer, but many Christian institutions, including many Catholic schools, do allow teacher-led prayers at special school events, such as school assemblies, school sporting events, and graduation exercises. Some language teachers at religious schools teach the students the Lord's Prayer or the Hail Mary in the respective language(s) and begin each day's instruction with one or the other.
Most private schools, even religious schools, do not allow classroom prayer, but many Christian institutions, including many Catholic schools, do allow teacher-led prayers at special school events, such as school assemblies, school sporting events, and graduation exercises. Some language teachers at religious schools teach the students the Lord's Prayer or the Hail Mary in the respective language(s) and begin each day's instruction with one or the other.