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| West Virginia State Board of Education vs Barnette | Forced flag salute in public schools= Court overruled its decision in "Minersville School District vs Gobitis" and held that forcing pub. schoolchildren to salute the flag was unconstitutional |
| Everson vs Board of Education | New Jersey law allowed $ reimbursements to parents who sent their kids to school on buses operated by pub. transportation system (Kids who attended Catholic schools qualified for this transportation subsidy)= Court said law was ok because services like buses and police/fire protection for parochial school are separate/not affiliated with the religious function and thus ok for states to provide these services |
| McCollum vs Board of Education Dist. 71 | Members of diff. faiths formed voluntary association called "CHAMPAIGN (Illinois) COUNCIL ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION"= Worked with Champaign Board of Education and offered classes in religious instruction to pub. school kids= Court ruled that use of pub. school system for religious classes violate 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause |
| Epperson vs Arkansas | Arkansas legis. passed law prohibiting teachers in pub/state supported schools from teaching/using textbooks that teach human evolution= Court said that a law forbidding teaching of evolution violates the Establishment clause of 1st Amendment= Court said that the state's power to prescribe the curriculum for its pub. schools does not carry right to prohibit teaching based on reasons that violate the 1st Amendment= Court also said it violated "DUE PROCESS" clause of 14th Amendment (because it was unconstitut. vague) or the "FREE SPEECH" clause of 1st Amendment |
| Engel vs Vitale | Board of Regants for NY allowed short/voluntary prayer for recitation at start of each school day ("Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon thee, and beg thy blessings upon us, our teachers, and our country")= Court ruled that reading of nondenominational prayer at start of school day violates the "ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION" clause of 1st Amendment= Court said that by providing the prayer, NY officially approved religion= Was first in series of cases where Court used "ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE" to eliminate all types of religious activities |
| Abington School District vs Schempp | Concerns bible-reading in Pennsylvania in pub. schools= Beginning of school day, students attending pub. school in Penn. required to read at least 10 verses from Bible and then recite the Lord's prayer (students could be excluded with note from parents)= Court found that the Penn. law and "ABINGTON'S POLICY" (requiring pub. school kids to participate in class religious exercises) violated the Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause of 1st Amendment |
| Wallace vs Jaffree | Alabama law allowed teachers to conduct regular religious prayer services/activities in school classes during school= Court ruled that Alabama law violated 1st Amendment's Establishment Clause by applying the "SECULAR PURPOSE TEST" (asked if state's actual purpose was to endorse or disapprove of religion) |
| Lee vs Weisman | Robert E. Lee (a middle school principal) invited rabbi to speak at school's graduation ceremony= Daniel Wesiman's daughter (Deborah) was among graduates= Weisman wanted to stop rabbi from speaking and thus sought temporary restraining order in District Court (but was denied)=After ceremony (where prayers were recited), Weisman filed for permanent injunction barring Lee/others from inviting clergy to deliver speeches at schools' ceremonies= Court ruled that inclusion of clergy who offer prayers at official pub. school ceremonies violate the Establishment Clause of 1st Amendment saying that gov. involvement in this case creates a state-sponsored/directed religious exercise in a pub school |
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