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The Practice of Religion in Public Schools


The ?establishment? or ?religion? clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution reads: ?Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof? (Education Week, 2003, para. 2). It is from this clause that the idea of separation of church and state comes. It is also the basis for much of the debate regarding the practice of religion in public schools (Education Week, 2003). One of the big questions regarding the religion issue is where to draw the line between separation of church and state and religious freedom. The practice of religion in public schools can balance these two ends by allowing students to individually exercise their religious freedom, so long as they do not interfere with that of other students.

Throughout the twentieth century, the United States Supreme Court has protected students? rights to practice their religious beliefs, so long as they are not ?disruptive, discriminatory, or coercive to peers who may not share those same beliefs? (Educat... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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