Religious Discrimination in Public Schools : A Legal Analysis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights.

Discrimination in education.

Freedom of speech.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (19 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes legal protections available to students and student groups that may be subject to religious discrimination in public schools. Examines current interpretations of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment, as well as protections available to religious student groups under the Equal Access Act and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Discusses effect of Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act as they relate to school programs. Analyzes significant issues related to access of religious student groups to school facilities and resources and the rights of such groups to be selective in their membership. Considers status of these legal protections under H.R. 998/ S. 555, the Student Non-Discrimination Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Religious Discrimination in Public Schools

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