The document discusses several key issues regarding religion in public schools under the US and Texas constitutions: 1) It outlines the legal framework of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment and how these have been interpreted by the Supreme Court to require separation of church and state but allow freedom of religious expression. 2) It examines several contemporary issues like school prayer, teaching of creationism, holiday celebrations, and student religious groups that public schools have grappled with in light of these constitutional principles. 3) It also discusses related issues like assistance to religious schools, religious exemptions, and limits on proselytizing or advancing particular religious beliefs in schools. Maintaining neutrality while protecting religious freed

1. RELIGION IN THE SCHOOLS William Allan Kritsonis, PhD