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ERIC Number: EJ419935
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072
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"Mergens": Is the Equal Access Issue Settled?
Mahon, J. Patrick
Journal of Law and Education, v19 n4 p543-47 Fall 1990
The United States Supreme Court ruling in "Mergens" gives school districts the following options: (1) require all student groups to have a direct relationship to curriculum; (2) have a "limited public forum," therefore, allowing noncurriculum-related groups to use school facilities; or (3) choose to ignore the law and forego all federal funds. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Public Schools, Secondary Education, State Church Separation, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Access Act 1984
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