Engel v. Vitale is a landmark 1962 United States Supreme Court case which declared the inclusion of state-sponsored school prayer, even when non-denominational and voluntary, unconstitutional. This case was sparked by the adoption of a school prayer which underwent extreme scrutiny and deliberations questioning whether the First Amendment prohibits laws respecting an establishment of religion or its free exercise. This case has been monumental to that of the United States and continues to apply to recent United States Supreme Court cases which deliberate about the separation between Church and state.
In 1951, the New York State Board of Regents for the State of New York published a "Statement on Moral and Spiritual Training in the Schools." …
