Groups range in size from 1 brave soul, to several hundred students. The 1999 event will be held on SEP-15. The events are monitored by the National Network of Youth Ministries . However, each prayer meeting is sponsored, organized and led by local students at each participating school. This is not true.
State imposed prayers are unconstitutional.
But some student-led prayers are not only constitutional, but are considered a form of speech protected by the U.S. Constitution. The 1 st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of religious expression. The first phrase of the Amendment is the establishment clause. The courts have interpreted this clause as requiring a separation between church and state. Nor may it promote a religiously based life over a secularly based life.