As a condition of receiving funds under the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, local educational agencies (LEAs) must certify that they have no policy that prevents, or otherwise denies participation in, constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools, as detailed in Section 8524. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is required to collect this certification from LEAs annually.
Washington Latin has submitted certification to the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) that it is in compliance with this requirement via Phase I of the ESSA Consolidated Application for each federal fiscal year (FFY) since FFY15 to the present.
