Santa Fe School District and the Courts
Recent Litigation Over Prayer in Public Schools
At issue in this case is the constitutionality of a public school policy allowing high school students to select a student volunteer to give an invocation or message before home football games. In this instance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held such a policy to constitute a violation of the First Amendment Establishment of Religion Clause.In 1995, several parents and students instituted suit against the Santa Fe Independent School District, contending that a number of practices of the school district violated the Establishment of Religion Clause and asking for damages and injunctive relief. The practices at…
