5-Year-Old Told She Could Not Pray Over Her School Lunch - "It's Not Allowed"

Allegedly a five-year-old kindergarten student was told she could not pray over her lunch because “it is not good” to do. Gabriella Perez said she was prevented from praying by a lunch monitor at a school in Oviedo, Florida. Carillion Elementary School has refuted this allegation and insists that this little girl, just as every other child, does have the right to pray if she chooses.

The little girl told her parents the lunch teacher said to her, “You are not allowed to pray.” Gabriella responded by saying, “It is good to pray.” She said she tried to pray again but was prevented because she got caught with her head bowed and was told to stop. Gabriella said the lunch teacher then told her, “It is not good.”

Gabriella’s parents posted a video on YouTube in order to bring awareness to the situation. Marcos and Kathy both felt it was important enough for people to hear. They said although the school is denying this action they fully believe their daughter. Praying over any meal is the Perez family’s … click HERE to continue reading