1 option
The First Amendment and state bans on teachers' religious garb : analyzing the historic origins of contemporary legal challenges in the United States / Nathan C. Walker.
LIBRA KF4162 .W35 2020
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Nathan C., 1975- author.
- Series:
- Routledge research in religion and education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Teachers.
- Teachers--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Clothing and dress--Law and legislation.
- Clothing and dress.
- United States.
- Teachers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--States.
- Teachers--Clothing--United States.
- Clothing and dress--Religious aspects.
- Clothing and dress--Law and legislation--United States.
- Clothing and dress--Law and legislation--United States--States.
- Teachers--Legal status, laws, etc--U.S. states.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 262 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- Summary:
- Examining the twelve-decade legal conflict of government bans on religious garb worn by teachers in U.S. public schools, this book provides comprehensive documentation and analysis of the historical origins and subsequent development of teachers' religious garb in relation to contemporary legal challenges within the United Nations and the European Union. By identifying and correcting factual errors in the literature about historical bans on teachers' garb, Walker demonstrates that there are still substantial and unresolved legal questions to the constitutionality of state garb statutes and reflects on how the contemporary conflicts are historically rooted. Showcased through a wealth of laws and case studies, this book is divided into eight clear and concise chapters and answers questions such as: what are anti-religious-garb laws?; how have the state and federal court decisions evolved?; what are the constitutional standards?; what are the establishment clause and free exercise clause arguments?; and how has this impacted current debates on teachers' religious garb?, before concluding with an informative summary of the points discussed throughout. The First Amendment and State Bans on Teachers' Religious Garb is the ideal resource for researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of education, religion, education policy, sociology of education, and law, or those looking to explore an in-depth development of the laws and debates surrounding teachers' religious garb within the last 125 years.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367188306
- 0367188309
- OCLC:
- 1099868819
- Publisher Number:
- 99983470580
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.