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Adam, Hilary; Martinez, Chris – 1987
This paper examines four issues related to religion and the public schools: (1) released-time education; (2) variations in interpretation of court decisions; (3) teacher attitudes toward religious instruction; and (4) freedom of religious expression. Released-time education programs were held to be constitutional in "Zorach v. Clauson."…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Download full textAmerican Jewish Congress, New York, NY. – 1995
Organizations that span the ideological, religious, and political spectrum stand together as they make this a statement of consensus on current law regarding religion in public schools. Each organization professes a commitment to the freedom of religious practice and the separation of church and state that such freedom requires. The statement is…
Descriptors: Creationism, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Laws
Ericsson, Samuel E.; And Others – 1982
This paper presents arguments in favor of, and legal and constitutional guidelines for, religious released time education programs as a workable counterbalance for those concerned with the trend toward secularism in public education. The guidelines are necessarily general, because laws regarding the authority of school districts to adopt released…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
