The Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe case that originated in Texas, separated the relationship between religion and public schools in the United States, making it a landmark case in the Supreme Court. Before 1995, the Santa Fe Independent School District allowed students to elect their peers to deliver a Christian prayer prior to each varsity football game and the tradition was held throughout the season. This was a policy that the student body of the Santa Fe Independent School District could collectively decide or vote on whether or not the school should have a prayer for the upcoming sports events. The influential religious-related activities at Santa Fe High School eventually led to a lawsuit by students and their families. One
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Doe's case influenced the prayers before football games at Locust Fork High School in Tennessee, against Blount County. Although they decided on an alternative to praying, after the Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ruling, they were mandated to avoid enforcing religion. However, there have also been other situations that don't involve schools promoting religion to students. Instead, its organizations or meetings that referred back to the Sante Fe case. Despite the Santa Fe case ruling coming out years prior, it is consistently referenced and used as inspiration in multiple court decisions on the same topics. This is due to the main issue of religion, or specifically Christianity, given more freedom to be expressed and practiced compared to other religions. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is now enforced in various categories. However, according to Constantino, regardless of the impact this case has, it doesn't account for those in minority religions because of the fact that many of the cases influenced by the Sante Fe were Christianity related. Those opposing were generally for the practice of Christian practice, like …show more content…
Because of the decision in the Santa Fe case, it is also used when public schools set their policies to ensure that it doesn't violate the First Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe case creates a balance of protecting an individual's freedom of religion while setting boundaries for those in power to enforce those policies in the institutions involved. Overall, this case has notably changed how public or government-owned institutions view and implement religion in any audience. In essence, despite the prayer being student led and made, the high schools varsity football game prayer is a violation of the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment. Because the prayer was made on school sponsored events and government property, it was part of the violation. The institution's encouragement to engage in religious related activities like meetings, striving for memberships and distribution of Gideon bibles all were part of the factors that challenged the establishment clause in the first amendment. The election of the student to say the prayer was also flawed and
Doe's case influenced the prayers before football games at Locust Fork High School in Tennessee, against Blount County. Although they decided on an alternative to praying, after the Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe ruling, they were mandated to avoid enforcing religion. However, there have also been other situations that don't involve schools promoting religion to students. Instead, its organizations or meetings that referred back to the Sante Fe case. Despite the Santa Fe case ruling coming out years prior, it is consistently referenced and used as inspiration in multiple court decisions on the same topics. This is due to the main issue of religion, or specifically Christianity, given more freedom to be expressed and practiced compared to other religions. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is now enforced in various categories. However, according to Constantino, regardless of the impact this case has, it doesn't account for those in minority religions because of the fact that many of the cases influenced by the Sante Fe were Christianity related. Those opposing were generally for the practice of Christian practice, like …show more content…
Because of the decision in the Santa Fe case, it is also used when public schools set their policies to ensure that it doesn't violate the First Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe case creates a balance of protecting an individual's freedom of religion while setting boundaries for those in power to enforce those policies in the institutions involved. Overall, this case has notably changed how public or government-owned institutions view and implement religion in any audience. In essence, despite the prayer being student led and made, the high schools varsity football game prayer is a violation of the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment. Because the prayer was made on school sponsored events and government property, it was part of the violation. The institution's encouragement to engage in religious related activities like meetings, striving for memberships and distribution of Gideon bibles all were part of the factors that challenged the establishment clause in the first amendment. The election of the student to say the prayer was also flawed and