Concept information
Preferred term
Abington School District v. Schempp
Definition
- The Supreme Court decision in Abington School District v. Schempp , 374 U.S. 203 (1963), invalidated the reading of verses, without comment, from the Bible and the Lord’s Prayer in public school settings. These practices had been challenged by the Schempps, Unitarians from Pennsylvania. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)]
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Date
- 1963
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Abington_School_District_v._Schempp
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