Public Schools (Church-State Relations)

Public Schools Sites:

Federal Guidelines for Religious Expression in Public Schools Federal Guidelines for Religious Expression in Public Schools: Brief synopsis of federal guidelines for how religious expression may be handled in public schools. (Public Schools) http://www.adherents.com/misc/fed_guidelines.html Mercer Law Review: Religious Speech in the Public Schools Mercer Law Review: Religious Speech in the Public Schools: The Spring 1995 edition of the Mercer Law Review contains articles and casenotes on various topics relating to religion in the public schools. (Public Schools) http://review.law.mercer.edu/lrissue.cfm?lrissueid=13 Public School System Used Against Christ Public School System Used Against Christ: Articles from the Christian Parents' Information Network, arguing against the secular public school system. (Public Schools) http://www.christianparents.com/edmenu1.htm Religion in U.S. Public Schools Religion in U.S. Public Schools: Presents both sides of the issue on religious activities in schools, with essays on current legal decisions. (Public Schools) http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pray.htm Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Religious Freedom Ask Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Religious Freedom: An ACLU publication for students. (Public Schools) http://www.aclu.org/StudentsRights/StudentsRights.cfm?ID=9069&c=162 The Case Against School Prayer The Case Against School Prayer: Gives a list of frequently asked questions on the issue of prayer in schools, and argues that schools should be neutral and not institute praying. From the Freedom From Religion Foundation. (Public Schools) http://www.ffrf.org/issues/pray.html Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law: A statement drafted by 35 religious and public-policy organizations, in an effort to find common ground on the issue of religious expression in public schools. (Public Schools) http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/04-1995/prayer.html Teaching About Religion In Public Schools Teaching About Religion In Public Schools: Offers help to educators to encourage students toward objective consideration of the varied worldviews they may study in history. (Public Schools) http://www.teachingaboutreligion.org/ Challenging Religious Education Challenging Religious Education: This site promotes the view that religious education (RE) in schools in England and Wales should encourage pupils to learn a faith as opposed to learn about faiths. (Public Schools) http://www.angelfire.com/pe/pennyt/ National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools: A program to bring a state-certified elective Bible course, "The Bible as History and Literature", into the public high schools in the U.S. Provides streaming video, endorsements, and articles covering historical and legal issues, as well as rel (Public Schools) http://www.bibleinschools.net/ Abington v. Schempp Abington v. Schempp: Text on the Supreme Court decision on school prayer in 1963, made available by The National Center for Public Policy Research's Constitution and the Courts Archive. (Public Schools) http://www.project21.org/scot63.htm Public School Prayer Persecution Public School Prayer Persecution: Presents arguments why prayer should not be permitted in public schools, and criticism of Christian conservatives. (Public Schools) http://www.mindspring.com/~wjager/billrel.html National Association of Christian Educators / Citizens for Excellence in Education National Association of Christian Educators / Citizens for Excellence in Education: Helps parents and educators reform public schools to reflect conservative Christian views. Resources include newsletters, radio programs, books, seminars, and assistance in getting elected to school boards. The organization also urges Christian parents (Public Schools) http://www.nace-cee.org/ High School Game Influenced by Heathenism High School Game Influenced by Heathenism: A satire on the issue of public prayer at high school football games. (Public Schools) http://unquietmind.com/heathen.html ADL: Education ADL: Education: Information about Anti-Defamation League programs and initatives for promoting diversity, combating anti-Semitism, remembering the Holocaust, and other topics in schools. (Public Schools) http://www.adl.org/education/ ACLU on School Prayer ACLU on School Prayer: Comments on a proposed new constitutional amendment on school prayer or moment of silence, and how it would violate the US First Amendment. (Public Schools) http://www.aclu.org/library/aaprayer.html Pontotoc, Mississippi School Prayer Case Pontotoc, Mississippi School Prayer Case: An essay on the North Pontotoc school prayer trial in U.S. District Court, involving a suit brought by Lisa Herdahl of Mississippi against the Pontotoc County School District. Includes judicial decision and links. (Public Schools) http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/prayer.html Educational Research Analysts Educational Research Analysts: Mel and Norma Gabler review public school textbooks submitted for adoption in Texas. Their ratings are based primarily on the texts' adherence to conservative Christian values. (Public Schools) http://members.aol.com/TxtbkRevws/mainpage.htm Parents for Excellence in District Schools Parents for Excellence in District Schools: PEDS serves as an educational resource and networker link toward keeping public schools safe and secular. (Public Schools) http://www.execpc.com/~dcoy/PEDS/ Can Public Schools Be Religiously Neutral? Can Public Schools Be Religiously Neutral?: Argues that secular humanism is the "religion" currently being taught in public schools, and that the schools should therefore be open to all major religions. (Public Schools) http://www.leaderu.com/humanities/neutral.html Religion and the Community School Religion and the Community School: Discusses the experiences of one teacher with the intersection of the community school model with the desire of a community to include Christian teachings in their public school's activities. (Public Schools) http://members.tripod.com/ozarkhowler/douglassel.html American Atheists: Schoolhouse American Atheists: Schoolhouse: Collection of documents arguing against school-led prayer and other religious observances in public schools. Includes FAQ, an account of the "Battle of Philadelphia", and testimony given before the U.S. Civil Rights Commission on atheist civil (Public Schools) http://www.atheists.org/schoolhouse/ Education Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression Education Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression: Guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Education to clarify the First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students, parents, and schools. (Public Schools) http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/08-1995/religion.html Internet Infidels: School Prayer Internet Infidels: School Prayer: Collection of articles for and against government led prayer in the public schools. (Public Schools) http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/prayer.html Pray for the Children Pray for the Children: A petition to the US House of Representatives that will "allow prayer in our schools". (Public Schools) http://www.petitiononline.com/pray/petition.html National Center for Science Education National Center for Science Education: National organization devoted to defending the teaching of evolution in public schools, and keeping creationism out. (Public Schools) http://WWW.NatCenSciEd.org/