▁ordered ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁eliminate ▁all ▁denomin ational ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁class room . ▁Religion ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁discussed ▁in ▁a ▁" non - den omin ational ▁and ▁non - jud gment al " ▁manner . ▁He ▁also ▁permitted ▁students ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁non - den omin ational ▁prayer ▁at ▁gradu ation ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁football ▁games . ▁In ▁allowing ▁prayer ▁at ▁certain ▁school ▁functions , ▁Judge ▁Kent ▁re lied ▁on ▁Jones ▁v . ▁Clear ▁Creek ▁I SD , ▁another ▁school ▁prayer ▁case ▁in ▁a ▁Houston ▁area ▁school ▁district . ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁then ▁adopted ▁a ▁policy ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁students ▁would ▁first ▁vote ▁by ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁whether ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ben ed iction ▁at ▁the ▁gradu ation . ▁If ▁they ▁voted ▁yes , ▁then ▁they ▁would ▁elect ▁students ▁to ▁deliver ▁" non sect arian , ▁non pro s ely t izing ▁inv oc ations ▁and ▁ben ed ict ions ." ▁The ▁students ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁school ▁prayer , ▁and ▁two ▁students ▁delivered ▁non sect arian ▁ben ed ict ions ▁at ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁school ▁removed ▁the ▁requirement ▁that ▁the ▁prayer ▁be ▁non sect arian ▁and ▁non - pro s ely t izing . ▁A ▁similar ▁policy ▁was ▁adopted ▁for ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁decision ▁Both ▁the ▁SF IS D ▁and ▁Do e ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit . ▁The ▁SF IS D ▁appe aled ▁because