August 13, 1992 - No Forced Prayers

Children can’t be forced to pray in school, Manitoba court rules. In 1986, Chris Tait was given a week’s suspension at Macgregor High School in Manitoba for refusing to stand during the Lord’s Prayer. That prompted a court case that eventually led to an August 13, 1992 ruling by the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench that it is unconstitutional to make prayers mandatory in public schools. At the time, only Manitoba and British Columbia still required prayers in public schools, and an Ontario Court of Appeal decision had recently produced similar results. As part of the Manitoba ruling, Justice Monnin struck down the section of Manitoba’s Public Schools Act that contravened section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms relating to freedom of conscience and religion.

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