CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED PRAYER - SECTION 9524 of ESEA
Last Updated On: June 25, 2025
Section 9524 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, requires that as a condition of receiving ESEA funds, a local educational agency (LEA) must certify in writing yearly to the State education agency (SEA) that it has no policy that prevents, or otherwise denies participation in, constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools.