sentences:  Because of United States Supreme Court rulings such as Lee v. Weisman (1992) regarding the separation of church and state at public school graduation ceremonies, baccalaureate services are usually not official, school-sponsored events at American public schools.However, many have student-initiated services at private facilities not paid for with government funds, and as such are fully permitted by law.School-sponsored baccalaureate services for American public schools, on school grounds, occur rarely.