Day 1755 August 25 2025

AUGUST 25 DAY 1755

When God Was Removed from Our Schools: The Battle Is Real, but We’ve Seen Him Turn the Tide! – CHERYL SACKS

It was June 1962. Twenty-five second graders bowed their heads in a New York classroom: “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country.” It was the last time that prayer would be spoken in an American public school. In that moment, something foundational shifted. A daily reminder of our dependence on God was silenced. The moral compass that had quietly shaped hearts and guided choices was taken out of the hands of the next generation. At first, the changes seemed small. We removed prayer. Then the Ten Commandments. Then God altogether.

Since that time, we’ve seen the unimaginable:

• Parents removed from school board meetings for opposing pornographic books,(2)

• Drag shows for kindergartners,(3)

• Teachers fired for stating biological facts,(4)

• Children chemically castrated and surgically mutilated(5)—at times with teachers or counselors encouraging the transitions—while parents are kept in the dark,(6)

• A mother addressing the school board, confronting a male member wearing lipstick and his late wife’s clothes.(7)

This is the confusion shaping policies for our children.

The Crisis Is Deeper Than We Think

An invisible war is raging for the hearts and minds of the next generation. Just last week, I read about a murder plot devised by fifth graders (two boys and two girls) to take the life of an autistic boy. One student was to bring the knife, another to fake a suicide note, and one to serve as a scout while the stabbing took place. The autistic boy thought these were his friends.

Are you weeping yet?

When God is removed, the devil fills the void. Good is evil, evil is good. Lord, have mercy!

What’s happening in our schools is alarming. Once beacons of academic learning, places of safety, friendship, and good citizenship, they are anything but that today. And it’s not just gender confusion and moral issues. Across America, students are falling through the cracks academically. As an educator, I’ve seen this firsthand.

A fifth grader sits quietly at his desk, eyes downcast—not because he doesn’t care, but because he can’t read the words on the page. A teacher stares at an empty desk, one of dozens in a classroom where nearly half the students didn’t show up. The bell rings, but fear has kept many at home. This is more than a local issue. It is a national crisis with serious consequences.

Nearly two-thirds of graduating high school seniors cannot read proficiently, and nearly three-fourths lack proficient math skills. Many don’t feel safe enough to come to school. Across America, one in three students is chronically absent, and in some districts it’s far worse—over sixty percent at a Harlem elementary school, sixty percent in D.C. high schools, and fifty percent in parts of Washington State’s Highline School District. And it’s not only academics. Suicide, depression, and anxiety are surging among students. Teachers, overwhelmed and under-supported, are leaving in record numbers.

But We Are Not Without Hope

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but we are not powerless. The battle for our schools is real, but we’ve seen God turn the tide! And He can do it again. I’ve seen with my own eyes what happens when God is invited back into a school. I’ve watched hopelessness lift, fear give way to peace, and entire communities begin to believe again. What once seemed impossible suddenly becomes a testimony to His power.Ta ke one Arizona high school, for example. It had been labeled an “F” school, plagued with drugs, violence, and despair. One to three students a month were overdosing. But then Believers began to intercede. They prayer-walked the campus and held all-night prayer vigils, crying out for God to move. And He did.

The overdoses stopped. The spiritual atmosphere began to shift. Within a year, the school skyrocketed from an “F” to an “A” School of Excellence. The following year, it was ranked an “A+” school and named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best high schools in America. When God is invited in, everything changes!

Transformation Is Possible

I’ve also seen God move in schools so broken that even their leaders couldn’t imagine a turnaround. When we asked one Arizona high school principal about the greatest need his school faced, he responded, “That’s an easy question to answer. There’s no hope here!” The school was underfunded, short on teachers, and overrun with behavioral issues. Fights were breaking out on campus daily. The sports fields were in disrepair. The facilities were crumbling.

I’ll never forget the student athlete who held up his cleats. The bottom was falling off—barely held together by masking tape provided by the front office. It was a picture of what was happening not just to this student, but to the entire school. We knew something had to change. So, we started to pray. We began to walk the campus and intercede. We held an all-night prayer vigil. We asked God to intervene—and He did. The Arizona Cardinals got wind of the school’s needs and donated cleats, jerseys, and gear they no longer needed. NBA Cares provided $150,000 in furnishings and funded renovations. The Phoenix Suns showed up with a $200,000 check to hire more teachers.

But the biggest miracle wasn’t the money. Teachers reported no more fights on campus. One wrote on social media, “The entire atmosphere of our school has changed.”

This is the power of a praying community.

A Call to Action

Today, this same kind of transformation is needed in schools across the nation. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, teacher, student, or just someone who cares, we encourage you to adopt your local schools and commit to prayer-walking, prayer-driving, or interceding from home.

The results speak for themselves:

• Academic performance rises; failing schools turn around.

• Drug use, suicide, and violence decrease.

• Fear gives way to peace and hope.

• Students discover identity and purpose.

• Parents speak up and take action to demand change.

Here’s how you can join this movement:

1. Adopt a school near you and commit to prayer-walking or prayer-driving it this fall.

2. Start a prayer cluster—a few friends, your church group, your family—to pray for your schools.

3. Pray from wherever you are. Even if you can’t leave your house, your prayers still carry power.

You can view the map to see where others are praying across the nation and sign up to pray for schools in your area at prayerforschools.com.

I am convinced that no student, no school, is too broken to be transformed when God’s people pray!

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