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Peer reviewedSchimmel, David – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Contends that all of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices in 1947 agreed that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment erected a wall of separation between church and state. Reviews Establishment Clause history, includes summaries of court opinions, and concludes that a more thorough curriculum about the wall of separation is needed. (CFR)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Court Role, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedRose, Stephen A. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Presents a secondary school lesson to study the Supreme Court's interpretations of the Establishment Clause, explore why some Justices want to reconsider the separation of church and state, and make decisions about the constitutionality of school prayer. Includes seven student handouts and step-by-step instructional procedures. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Decision Making
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1983
Sixth in a series providing a scope treatment of case law on a wide range of public school issues, this monograph reviews selected federal and state decisions handed down between June 30, 1982 and June 30, 1983. School board issues covered include at-large election, open meeting laws, and authority to close schools, reduce slaries, interpret…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
