ividual ▁neck laces <0x0A> </s> ▁Lee ▁v . ▁We is man , ▁ 5 0 5 ▁U . S . ▁ 5 7 7 ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision ▁regarding ▁school ▁prayer . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁school ▁prayer ▁case ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁Re hn qu ist ▁Court . ▁It ▁held ▁that ▁schools ▁may ▁not ▁spons or ▁cler ics ▁to ▁conduct ▁even ▁non - den omin ational ▁prayer . ▁The ▁Court ▁followed ▁a ▁broad ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Est ab lish ment ▁Cla use ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁standard ▁for ▁dec ades ▁at ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁highest ▁court , ▁a ▁re aff irm ation ▁of ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁such ▁land mark ▁cases ▁as ▁Engel ▁v . ▁Vit ale ▁and ▁Ab ington ▁v . ▁Sch em pp . ▁ ▁Background ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁was ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁Nathan ▁Bishop ▁Middle ▁School ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁He ▁invited ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁prayer ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony , ▁but ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁student ▁Deb or ah ▁We is man ▁requested ▁a ▁temporary ▁inj unction ▁to ▁bar ▁the ▁ra bbi ▁from ▁speaking . ▁The ▁question ▁being ▁review ed ▁was ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁this ▁was ▁constitution al . ▁The ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁district ▁court ▁denied ▁the ▁We ism ans ' ▁motion . ▁The ▁family ▁did ▁attend ▁the ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony , ▁and ▁the ▁ra bbi ▁did ▁deliver ▁the ▁ben ed iction . ▁▁ ▁The ▁We ism