I will point out this amendment, as the amendment is written, will clearly permit a child to disrupt a class. The Helms amendment says specifically that the school board cannot, and I quote ``influence the form or content of any prayer in public schools.'' So that the form that the prayer takes, namely out loud, namely going on for a prolonged period of time, namely conducted in a disruptive fashion cannot, under this amendment, be influenced by the school board.
John Danforth: “I will point out this amendment, as the amendment is written, will clearly permit a child to disrupt a class. The Helms…”
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The speaker is discussing the implications of the Helms amendment on school prayer and classroom disruption.
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