Essay On 1st Amendment

In the first Amendment it talks about the rights of speech, religion, and press. The first amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...” The Establishment Clause is part of the 1st amendment. It does not allow the Government to make any laws that will establish a religion. It also does not allow the government to care about one religion over another. There are some actions that are allowed but not sure how much the Establishment Clause with accept. One argument of The Establishment Clause is how to frame government actions about religion. The Equal Access Act was established in 1984. Secondary schools that are federally funded are required to provide equal access to extracurricular clubs. It said it was unlawful for a public secondary school to deny equal access or a fair opportunity to any student. The students want to conduct meetings based on religion, politics, philosophy, or other contents of speech. If schools don’t want to follow the act then they are prohibited to any non-curriculum clubs. It also was fighting about Gay-Straight Alliances in high schools.

There was plenty are clubs that the students can participate in. They are all open to anyone and completely voluntary. According to School board policy 5610, clubs are a vital part of shaping the students. They require that all clubs have to have a faculty advisor. The groups cannot have a religious group sponsor them and they can't discriminate by race, color, sex, or religion. The policy 6180 talks about how students that believe in religion should be respected. Finally the board policy 5450 give the students the right to have the freedom of expression. There is no actual policy about forming clubs. Students need to request permission from the school