President Offers Guidance on Religion in Schools

By Mark Walsh

Washington

President Clinton's recent memorandum on religious expression in public schools gives educators some needed guidance but is silent on several contentious issues, such as student-led graduation prayers.

"We hope that it will resolve a lot of controversies, which is not to say that there is anything that any of us could do to remove all of the controversies," said Assistant Attorney General Walter Dellinger, who...