Houston County Schools superintendent [Robin Hines] says the programs for this year's graduations won't feature any prayers or hymns, due to complaints about last year's.
He said the district doesn't want to break the law.
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, said people can pray silently and quietly at a public school ceremony but should not impose that ritual on others.
"They [people who founded America] did not want to be told who to worship, or how to worship or who to give tithes to," said Gaylor. "And when they send their children to public schools they don't send them to the schools to be indoctrinated-but to be educated."
O'Donnell, Bernard (2 May 2013). Hines: No Prayers, Hymns at Houston Graduations This Year. WMAZ-TV. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
That being said, I encourage the students in Houston County to rebel against the tyranny of political correctness. Do as is instructed in 1 Thessalonians 5:17:
Pray without ceasing.
Make a joyful noise.
Assert your freedom to worship as you see fit.