A student is praying alone in his public school cafeteria before lunch. This activity is acceptable according to the establishme
nt clause because prayer is not allowed in government places. other students might feel pressured to pray. the school is not asking the student to pray. daily prayer is held at some public schools.
The Establishment Clause, included in the First Amendment to the US Constitution, aims to guarantee the right of freedom of religion. It prohibits the goverment to choose or favour any religion over another,
It contains the Free Exercise Clause which enables individual citizens to be protected from possible goverment interventions related with private and public religious manifestations or affairs.