Silver Consolidated Schools stopped allowing a student to open the high school graduation ceremony with prayer. (September 2026)

Silver Consolidated Schools stopped allowing a student to open the high school graduation ceremony with prayer. (September 2026)

New Mexico — FFRF successfully advised Silver Consolidated Schools in Silver City, N.M., to put a stop to a practice of allowing the high school graduation ceremony to be opened with a student-led prayer. A community member stated that at the May 15 Cliff High School graduation ceremony, a student led the audience in prayer at the beginning of the ceremony. This was referred to as a “blessing” by the principal. The student prayer contained overt…