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15. The only religious invocation I remember during high school was Mrs. Dyer's AP English class.

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 04:00 PM

Feb 2018

The only religious invocation I remember during high school was Mrs. Dyer's AP English class.

Just prior to each rigorous test on our reading material, she'd say "God bless you" and with a wry smile, wink to us.

We began calling any difficult exam or quiz "God Bless You Tests."

It was all in jest... but I'm sure someone, somewhere will be oppressed by it.

(and as she never specified which God of which faith, we could only presume. Randy (our eventual valedictorian, said she was invoking Odin)

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My 90 year old parents said they never had prayer in their schools [View all] Quixote1818 Feb 2018 OP

I never had prayer in school in NY.... CatMor Feb 2018 #1

Same here, I'm from New York, but evidently in Virginia, where I live now, phylny Feb 2018 #24

We had prayer in NYC school Yupster Feb 2018 #38

I'm surprised that occurred in NYC. CatMor Feb 2018 #39

It was early 1960's Yupster Feb 2018 #40

They didn't in my parents' schools, either. Mariana Feb 2018 #2

I never saw it in Minnesota in the 50s and early '60s. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #3

I grew up in Mississippi (60s and 70s) fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 #4

On second thought . . . fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 #7

That pre-game prayer before football only was the only thing I remember from the 70's brewens Feb 2018 #12

Never had it in Chicago public schools either world wide wally Feb 2018 #5

Right. We never had prayer in Chicago public schools. hedda_foil Feb 2018 #31

grew up in PA, 50s thru the 60s onethatcares Feb 2018 #6

First and second grade. 1963-65. maveric Feb 2018 #8

No scheduled prayers Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #9

First and second grade. 1963-65. maveric Feb 2018 #10

Alabama 1964+ ThoughtCriminal Feb 2018 #11

We had religious plays in NM in the late 1970's too. Quixote1818 Feb 2018 #13

The push to get prayer OUT of the public schools began with the archbishop of New York who Squinch Feb 2018 #14

Interesting. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2018 #16

"Dagger John" Hughes. Fought to remove biblical teachings, biblical readings, and Squinch Feb 2018 #19

The only religious invocation I remember during high school was Mrs. Dyer's AP English class. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #15

We never had prayer in school PatSeg Feb 2018 #17

1980-1981 school year, Springfield, MO The Genealogist Feb 2018 #18

I was educated in Florida, am a baby boomer. Blue_true Feb 2018 #20

None, except for one 3rd-grade teacher in 1957 Golden Raisin Feb 2018 #21

Went to public grade school in Missouri in the early forties. justhanginon Feb 2018 #22

I started first grade in 1954 and we had prayer and Bible verse sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #23

Depends of if the John Birchers/Knights of Colombus were running the county/school district. haele Feb 2018 #25

In Massachusetts, in the 50's we said the Lord's Prayer right after the pledge... annabanana Feb 2018 #26

I went to catholic schools, but my friends in public schools rurallib Feb 2018 #27

I specifically remember in elementary school we said the Pledge and sang My Country Tis of Thee Zen Democrat Feb 2018 #28

Went to school in Spokane in the 60's. No prayers. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2018 #29

Had it in Alabama, and it was really not good, just embarrassing to me because Sophia4 Feb 2018 #30

Other than a prayer or benediction at graduation ceremonies madinmaryland Feb 2018 #32

I Was born in 63 OriginalGeek Feb 2018 #33

Only in parochial school and Fresh_Start Feb 2018 #34

I went to 6 different school, all in various towns... 3catwoman3 Feb 2018 #35

In 1950s NJ every school day started with the pledge and a bible reading Jersey Devil Feb 2018 #36

None at my school in the 1950's left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #37

Prayer in school is common and universal in all schools grantcart Feb 2018 #41