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ERIC Number: EJ627860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-8957
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Let Us Pray?
Mawdsley, Ralph D.
Principal Leadership, v1 n8 p20,22-25 Apr 2001
Student prayer at school events, such as football games and graduation ceremonies, has spawned several contradictory circuit court decisions. A 2000 Supreme Court ruling against pregame prayer ("Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe") reversed an 11th Circuit Court decision, with far-reaching effects on all student-initiated and -led prayer. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, High Schools, Legal Problems, School Law, School Prayer, State Church Separation, Student Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Establishment Clause
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