The Texas school district crossed the line separating church and state, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. At issue in Doe v. Beaumont Independent School District is a district program called "Clergy in Schools." Started in 1996, it brings clergymen to public schools to counsel students on civic values, according to the April 16 opinion. Concluding that the program is a school-sponsored "formal religious exercise," the court declared it unconstitutional.
April 26, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The Beaumont Independent School District crossed the line separating church and state, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled April 16.
At issue in Jane Doe, et al. v. Beaumont Independent School District is a BISD program called “Clergy in Schools.” Started in 1996, it brings clergymen to public schools to counsel students on civic values, according to the opinion.
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