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Use of School Facilities

William Allan Kritsonis, PhD


Free Exercise of Religion

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.


Free Speech.
Establishment Clause.
Free Exercise Clause.
The Fourteenth Amendment.
Anti-discrimination Law, 106.001 of
Title 5 of the Civil Practices and
Remedies Code.
(Lambs Chapel v. Center Moriches Union
Free School District). Free Speech Case.
Limited Public Forum.
Lambs Chapel Ruling. Courts ruled in
Lamb favor on grounds of discrimination.
School district.
School Property
U.S. Supreme Court
Public Elementary School Campus.
Milford Central School in Milford, New
York.
Community Policy.
Community Groups Access to School
Campuses.
Good News Club.
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Private Christian Organization.


Access Granted to: Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
and 4-H Club.
Bible Reading.
Open Forum.
Fifth Circuit.
Louisiana School Districts.
The Fifth Circuit/Supreme Court
Federal District Court.
(Campbell v. St. Tammany Parish School
Board). Christian Coalition discussion of
family and political issues. Excluded access
for religious purposes.
Community Use Policy
The Texas Education Code/Protect Religious
Freedom TEC 25.901.
Disruption of Instructional or other Activities.
School Prayer at:
Graduation Ceremonies.
Baccalaureate Ceremonies.
Football/Basketball Games, and other
School Activities.
Ruling in Lambs Chapel v. Center
Moriches Union Free School district.
Wyoming Federal Court.
Establishment Clause
(Shumay v. Albany County School District).Case
regarding student-Initiated Prayer at School.
Student-Initiated Prayer.
The Fifth Circuit Upheld Decision.
(Ingebretsen v. Jackson Public School District, 1996).
The Lemon Test. 3 part guidelines named after the
1971 Lemon v. Jurtz.
The Statute U.S. Court of Appeals struct down statues
enacted by Florida/Louisiana.
Nonsectarian and Non-proselytizing Prayer

Excessive Entanglement, Religion and the


Federal Government.
Lee v. Weisman. Case regarding
establishment clause issues in public
schools.
Compulsory and Prayer.
Reference

Walsh, J. Kemerer, F. &


Maniotis, L. (2005). University
of Texas Press, Austin. Pp.253-
271.

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