Limits on Discretion in Applying the Equal Access Act: Mergens v. Board of Education of Westside Community Schools.

Rossow, Lawrence F.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Limits on Discretion in Applying the Equal Access Act: Mergens v. Board of Education of Westside Community Schools.

Rossow, Lawrence F.

West's Education Law Reporter, v56 n1 p1-8 Nov 23 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, Public Schools, School Prayer, State Church Separation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access Act 1984

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