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Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1994
School boards need to keep current on the status of graduation prayer. The "Weisman" decision said graduation prayers violated the First Amendment; the "Jones" decision would allow graduation ceremonies with student-led invocations and benedictions. Reviews these decisions to pinpoint the sources of confusion in subsequent…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, Graduation
