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Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1987
Discusses "Mozert v. Hawkins County Public Schools" (Tennessee), a case involving a controversial reading textbook offending fundamentalist parents of six middle school children. The Court of Appeals reversed a district court ruling, holding that uniform use of the Holt textbook was not essential to the state's goals to teach reading.…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Junior High Schools
