
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 24, 1993                   TAG: 9306240322
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

APPEAL RULING ALLOWS STUDENT-LED PRAYERS

Student-led prayers will be allowed at this year's Loudoun County high school graduations, a federal appeals court decided Wednesday.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a judge's order blocking formal prayers at today's ceremonies. The court will hear arguments later in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the prayers.

U.S. District Judge Albert V. Bryan Jr. ruled last week that Loudoun County's plans for benedictions and invocations were improper because they were initiated by school officials, not students.

by CNB