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School Prayer Constitutional Amendment Returns in Congress (09/15/1999)
WASHINGTON -- Like many parents, I was deeply shaken by the rash of school shootings last spring, and wondered how we as a society can ensure children's safety at school.

Commandments Come Down In West Virginia School (08/27/1999)
LOGAN, WV -- One day after being posted in Logan County schools, the Ten Commandments are coming down, the Associated Press reported today.

ACLU of VA Urges School Officials to Drop Plans For "Moment of Silence" and Posting of Prayer (08/26/1999)
RICHMOND, VA -- In a letter sent to county officials today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia warned that a proposal to institute a "silent prayer" session and post the Lord's Prayer at county schools would violate the First Amendment's mandate of separation of church and state.

ACLU Sues Over Ohio School District's Policy on Religious Holidays (08/25/1999)
CLEVELAND -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today filed suit in federal court seeking to end a suburban school district's practice of closing its schools for the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

ACLU of Southern California Sues School District Over Use of Religious Textbooks in Public School (08/24/1999)
LOS ANGELES -- Citing violations of religious liberty, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a legal challenge to a Kern County school district's use of textbooks filled with biblical passages and prayers and a banner displaying the text of a Psalm.

ACLU Urges Kansas Public Schools to Reject Religion-Based Evolution Teachings in Science Classes (08/13/1999)
TOPEKA, KA -- In a letter it is sending to public school districts across the state, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri today warned officials that the teaching of so-called "creation science" could lead to legal action on religious liberty grounds.

Round 2 in Ohio School Voucher Fight (07/21/1999)
COLUMBUS, OH -- A group of parents and educators filed a federal lawsuit yesterday seeking to have the newly revised Cleveland-based school voucher program declared unconstitutional and blocked from continuing this fall, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported.

ACLU Will Defend Five Sued for Libel By Football Coach in Ohio School Prayer Case (07/06/1999)
LONDON, OH -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today asked a Madison County court to dismiss a libel suit brought by a football coach against seven members of the community here who had criticized his religious activities in London High School athletics.

Pro-Voucher Ad Targets ACLU (06/30/1999)
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Featuring a photograph of an African American pigtailed girl and her mother, the newspaper advertisement condemning a lawsuit filed against Gov. Jeb Bush's school voucher plan is blunt:

ACLU Sues Ohio School District Over Football Team Prayers (06/28/1999)
COLUMBUS, OH -- Asking the federal court to end an eight-year history of religious indoctrination directed at student athletes, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio today filed suit against the London City School District in United States District Court in Columbus.