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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
Discusses Louisiana case wherein a federal district court judge ruled that an elementary principal violated the Establishment Clause by distributing Bibles to students. Includes Supreme Court's three-part "Lemon" test to determine if government practice violates the Establishment Clause. (PKP)
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Biblical Literature, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
McDonald, Kim – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
State and Supreme Court litigation perpetuates the controversy over the role of creationism in the science classroom, and surveys reveal that many Americans continue to doubt the scientific validity of evolution theory and believe in equal classroom time for creationism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Creationism
