Bah.... stupid people on both sides on the fence...
"The Dobriches said the prayers to Jesus' ruined the graduation experience for Samantha."
Someone praying ruins your experience? Get a life!
What? It seems that a VAST majority of the people in that district are Christians. They have the right to pray anytime, anywhere as far as I'm concerned. I see this as a case where the minority is triyng to force the majority to thing the way that suits them most.
It's actually a case where the minority is trying to force the school district (government agency) to comply with federal law and Supreme Court decisions that protect the separation of church and state. The school (government agency) forces students to attend church services and "Bible clubs" during the school day, and indirectly punishes non-Christians for their beliefs by giving members in good standing of these religious classes and clubs "special perks" like time to eat lunch. There are confirmed reports of non-Christian students being forced by teachers to participate in these religious classes and services. If this isn't state-sponsored official religion at work, what is?
They can pray wherever they like, whenever they like. They just can't force everyone to pray the same way they do, when they say to.