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| Bodin, Wes | 1 |
| Hill, T. Susan | 1 |
| Smith, Lee | 1 |
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| Collected Works - Serials | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Hill, T. Susan – Updating School Board Policies, 1982
When problems arose among parents and religious groups over the observance of religious holidays in schools, the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) school board appointed an ad hoc study committee to investigate the issue and make recommendations. The committee represented parents and local businesses and government as well as many local churches and religious…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Lee; Bodin, Wes – 1979
Key aspects of the issue of religion in public schools are reviewed and several innovative programs in specific schools are described. In 1962 two U.S. Supreme Court cases (Abington School District vs. Schempp and Engle vs. Vitale) prohibited the practice of Bible reading in public schools. It was believed that activities such as Bible reading…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Bulletins, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
