Abington School District v. Schempp

Abington School District v. Schempp 1963 Facts: The case of Abington School District v. Schempp was heard in the U.S. Supreme Court on February 27-28, 1963 concerning Bible-readings in Pennsylvania. In the state of Pennsylvania, all children that attended a public school were required at the beginning of each school day to read at least ten verses from the Holy Bible. After the readings, school authorities required all students to recite the Lord’s Prayer. However, with a note from a parent to

FACTS: The defendant Abington School District is being challenged in the Supreme Court saying that reading verses of the Holy Bible each day before class is unconstitutional under the 1st and 14th Amendments. Plaintiff Edward Schempp filed the complaint against Abington School District. Abington Township is located in Pennsylvania, and at the time Pennsylvania was one of four states with a statute to make schools perform Bible readings before the start of classes everyday. That law/statute being

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Abington School District v. Schempp is a 1963 Supreme Court Case that challenged religious prayer and teachings in Pennsylvania public schools. The Pennsylvania law made it a requirement for schools in all districts to read from the Bible (at least 10 verses) every day before class began. There was also a clause included in the state action that allowed for any child to be excused from the reading with specific permission from their parent or guardian. The question that this case asks is if it is

agree and the people who may disagree with the decision. The Abington School District v. Schempp was a case in 1963, that was heard on February 26-27 of 1963 and decided June 17,1963. The final decision of the case was made by the Supreme Court of the United States. During the court case the Supreme Court was asked to solve an important question that came up.The question was Did the Pennsylvania law and Abington policy, require public school students to participate in classroom religious exercises,violate