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Everson vs. Board of Education
The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Everson v. Board of Education, Township of Ewing that New Jersey's law subsidizing the transportation of students to Catholic schools on public buses is not a violation of the establishment clause. The Court argues that transportation, like police and fire protection, appropriately advances the public welfare, and that the child, not the religious school, is the primary beneficiary of the aid. Therefo -
McCollum vs. Board of Education
Religious instruction withdrawn from public school system. -
Tudor vs. Board of Education
Distribution of Bibles banned from Public Schools. -
Murray vs. Curlett
Mandatory Bible verse recitation was ruled unconstitutional. -
Lemon v. Kurtzman
For a law to be considered constitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Ammendment, the law must have a legitimate secular purpose, must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion, and must not result in an excessive entanglement of goverence and religion. -
Federal Department of Education issues memo to Public Schools
Memo declared non-disruptive activites such as: prayer, religious books, and religious activities allowed. -
U.S. Constitution Ammendment
U.S. Constitution Ammendment over-ruled the traditional Speration of Church and State by allowing organized prayer in public schools. -
U.S. Supreme Court vs. Mississippi Federal Court
U.S. Supreme Court elected to not review a decision by the Mississippi Federal Court concerning school prayer unconstitutional. -
House Bill HB19 Alabama
House Bill HB19 in Alabama declared each day would start with a maximum 60 second period of quiet reflection. -
US Department of Education update
US DOE pdated the 1995 guideleines on religion in schools to say Determined Religious Freedom Restoration Act was unconstitutional. -
Display of Ten Commandments - Georgia
The Display of Ten Commandments and a moment of silence was a teachers right in the state of Georgia. -
Detroit Board of Education Proposal
Detroit BOE proposed that a prayer room be established in all Detroit Public schools; however, this was over-rled as it violated the seperation of of Church and State. -
House Bil 398- New Hampshire
House Bill 398 in New Hampshire: Appealed the Lord's Prayer to be recited each day. Ruling: such prayers could be led, but not imposed on any student. -
House Bill 1773- Florida
House Bill 1773 (Florida): Imposed a brief opening/closing message at all noncompulsory activities was found offensive and was a disturbing attack on the First Ammendment. -
Virgina Senate
Virgina Senate proposed a minute of silence required of all public school teachers. Proposal approved.