May 18, 2001
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
On May 18, 2001, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that "a federal judge has barred student-led prayer at a suburban high school graduation, marking the first time in Washington Community High School's 80-year history that a prayer will not be offered during the ceremony." The judge ruled that prayer at the ceremony would be unconstitutional because the ceremony is "held on school grounds with school resources."