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Direct linkBennett, Tom; Foldesy, George – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2008
The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution sets forth the separation of church and state required in public schools. That clause has been interpreted in a lengthy history of U. S. Supreme Court decisions. Nevertheless, accommodating one person's right of religious expression while not infringing on another person's…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, State Church Separation
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
In a June 2000 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a southern Texas district's policy authorizing student-led and student-initiated prayer at football games violates the Establishment Clause. The Court viewed this policy as having a sham secular purpose and a primary effect of endorsing religion. (MLH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, High Schools, School Prayer
