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Public Schools, Religious Establishments, and the U.S. Supreme Court: An Examination of Policy Compliance

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	Abstract

The issue of devotional activity in the public schools has long been a staple of the U.S. Supreme Court’s agenda, but knowledge of the local implementation of school prayer policy remains limited to the Court’s earliest decisions. To what extent are schools presently engaged in religious activities prohibited by the Court? This study addresses this question through a survey in which recent high school graduates provided data on the level and types of devotional practices in their schools. The results suggest that there continues to be resistance to the Supreme Court, especially in the South, in rural and less educated communities, and in areas with higher concentrations of conservative Christians.

First published on July 11, 2008, doi:10.1177/1532673X08320182

American Politics Research 2009;37:50.

A more recent version of this article appeared on January 1, 2009


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