This statement is true. The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently held that public school-sponsored prayer, including state-mandated prayer sessions led by teachers, violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Cases such as Engel v. Vitale (1962) have ruled that even if participation is optional, government involvement in religious practices in public schools constitutes an endorsement of religion, which breaches the constitutional principle of separation of church and state.
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