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Flowers, Ronald B. – Religion and Public Education, 1988
Describes two federal court cases concerning objections to public school textbooks. In "Smith v. Board of School Commissioners of Mobile County," parents attempted to eliminate objectionable content from textbooks through the Establishment Clause. In "Mozert v. Hawkins County Public Schools," parents wanted to remove children…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Creationism