Religious Groups and Public School Facilities: A Passing Fancy or the Emergence of a New Trend?

Y

3

Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Constitutional Law; Court Litigation; Elementary Secondary Education; Government School Relationship; Higher Education; Public Schools; Religious Cultural Groups; School Activities; School Prayer; State Church Separation

Discusses court decisions on the rights of religious groups to rent public school facilities and to distribute religious literature on public school grounds. Compares decisions and reasoning in U.S. appellate courts and the Supreme Court. Predicts that the relationship between religion and public education will continue to evolve. (DK)

1992

EJ442170