Case 1: Engel vs. Vitale, 1962 The New York state legislature has passed a law, which allows teachers to have a voluntary prayer at the beginning of each school day. A teacher in New York allowed a student to say a non-denominational prayer in his class to start the day. Another student, Jane, protested, saying that she should not have to listen to a prayer in a school supported by tax money. * Were Jane's constitutional rights violated?
Explain why there was or was not a violation of Jane's constitutional rights in this case.