After a long study, the 175-member senate -- composed of faculty, students and staff members -- voted 42 to 14 on Monday to abolish the prayer, a long-standing feature of the graduation ceremony ...

The valedictorian of a high school in a San Antonio suburb where a judge has banned formal prayers at graduation ceremonies on Saturday is fighting for an opportunity to lead the crowd in prayer.

An invocation has been held at the district’s graduations for over 2o years, though Pottsgrove has no official policy regarding invocation and benediction at graduation, according to reports.