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Limits on Discretion in Applying the Equal Access Act: Mergens v. Board of Education of Westside Community Schools.
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Rossow, Lawrence F. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1989
Conflicting opinions between two circuit court decisions set the stage for another consideration of school officials' discretion in deciding whether the Equal Access Act would apply to their schools based on the presence or absence of a limited open forum. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Courts, High Schools
Equal Access Act: Garnett v Renton School District No. 403.
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Rossow, Lawrence F. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1989
Contends that a circuit court ruling prohibiting a student religious group from holding meetings in a public secondary school erodes the intent of the Equal Access Act to provide access for students wishing to exercise religious speech. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Aid, Federal Courts
The Constitutionality of the Equal Access Act: "Board of Education of Westside Community School District v. Mergens."
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Rossow, Lawrence F.; Rice, Mark G. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
In "Mergens," the Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Access Act (EAA) was constitutional and that students at a high school with a "limited open forum" could participate in a prayer club. Traces the history of the case, arguments by the justices, and practical implications of the case for school districts. (66 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Courts
Come One, Come All.
Baron, Mark A.; Bishop, Harold L. – American School Board Journal, 1991
In "Mergens," the Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Access Act was constitutional and that students at a high school with a "limited open forum" could participate in a prayer club. Provides a chronology of First Amendment and Equal Access Act cases; advises school boards about policy issues; and lists the availability of a…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation