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Rossow, Lawrence F. – American School Board Journal, 1987
Addresses the question of whether student prayer groups should be allowed to use school facilities. The Equal Access Act allows all noncurricular student groups to meet, whereas four federal appellate court decisions ban prayer groups on the basis that separation between church and state outweighs students' right to free speech. (WTH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
