school district of abington township v. schempp quizlet

The plaintiffs also assert, though not in the complaint, that the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in and of itself in the public schools of Abington Township is unconstitutional for similar reasons. The complaint makes a similar assertion in respect to the reading of the ten verses in conjunction with the practice of recitation in unison by students and teachers of the Lord's Prayer. The complaint alleges that the Pennsylvania statute which provides for the reading of ten verses of the 'Holy Bible' by teachers or students is unconstitutional as an establishment of religion and a prohibiting of the free exercise thereof. All the parties are in accord that the application for an injunction is moot as to him. At the time of the filing of the action, the older son, Ellory, was a student at the Abington Senior High School but graduated from that school prior to the trial, which was held during the summer recess. The parent plaintiffs complain on behalf of themselves as parents and as the natural guardians of Ellory, Roger and Donna, their minor children. §§ 13, and was heard by a three-judge court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Edward Northam, Principal of the Huntingdon Junior High School, located in Abington Township. English, Superintendent of Abington Township Schools, Eugene Stull, Principal of the Abington Senior High School, and M. The suit at bar is brought by Edward Lewis Schempp and Sidney Gerber Schempp, individually and as parents and natural guardians of Ellory Frank Schempp, Roger Wade Schempp and Donna Kay Schempp, against School District of Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, O. Adler, Harrisburg, Pa., for Pennsylvania State Education Ass'n., amicus curiae.īefore BIGGS, Circuit Judge, and KIRKPATRICK and KRAFT, District Judges.

Mann, Philadelphia, Pa., for American Jewish Congress, amicus curiae. Leo Pfeffer, New York City, Maximillian J. Wickenhaver, Philadelphia, Pa., Percival R. Elsbree, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.Ĭ. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, James F. Edward Lewis SCHEMPP, Sidney Gerber Schempp, Individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Ellory Frank Schempp, Roger Wade Schempp and Donna Kay Schempp

School district of abington township v. schempp quizlet