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Article: School Valedictorian and Parents File Federal Lawsuit Challenging School Sanctioned Prayers at Graduation Ceremony.
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- May 16, 2001
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CHICAGO, May 16 /PRNewswire/ --
The valedictorian for the 2001 graduating class at Washington Community High School and her parents filed a federal lawsuit in Peoria today asking a federal judge to block school sanctioned prayers at this Sunday's graduation ceremony.
A group of Washington High seniors first raised concerns with school officials about the inclusion of an invocation and benediction during the graduation ceremony. A group of students met with Washington School Superintendent Lee Edwards and requested that the prayers be discontinued as part of the graduation ceremony. Their request was denied, along with the request of a group of parents, ...