Music with sacred texts is integral to the historical and modern development of the music education field, yet many who teach in public schools find themselves limited or banned from using sacred music. School divisions do not have a consensus opinion on how to handle this sensitive topic, and the law is not explicit. In this article, I provide an…

This article is an update and expansion of "Can We Still Sing Christmas Carols in Public Schools?" published in MEJ in November 1976. It is a report of a survey to determine whether any significant new guidelines were being developed on the issue of using sacred music in schools. (Editor/KC)