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ERIC Number: EJ614640
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Games They Are A-Changin'.
Zirkel, Perry A.
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n2 p175-76 Oct 2000
In a June 2000 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a southern Texas district's policy authorizing student-led and student-initiated prayer at football games violates the Establishment Clause. The Court viewed this policy as having a sham secular purpose and a primary effect of endorsing religion. (MLH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, High Schools, School Prayer, State Church Separation, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Supreme Court; Texas (South)