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McCarthy, Martha M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
Since the Supreme Court's 1992 "Lee v. Weisman" decision, holding that the First Amendment's establishment clause precluded school-sponsored graduation prayers, school officials have struggled to avoid lawsuits while satisfying community preferences. Efforts to circumvent this decision have resulted in "noncoercive"…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Litigation, High Schools, Legal Problems
McCarthy, Martha M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision interpreting federal law as requiring school districts to provide educational services for every handicapped child. This article reviews legal developments pertaining to severely handicapped children's educational needs, analyzes the "Timothy W."…
Descriptors: Costs, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems
McCarthy, Martha M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
The central federal question surrounding vouchers is whether participation of sectarian schools violates the First Amendment's Establishment clause. The U.S. Supreme Court, through its interpretation of the federal Constitution, may have the final word in determining voucher proposals' future. Litigation in Cleveland, Milwaukee, Vermont, and Maine…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Parochial Schools
