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Webster v. New Lenox School District

Webster v. New Lenox School District is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Webster v. New Lenox School District rather than just read about it. In short: Webster v. New Lenox School District, 917 F.2d 1004 (7th Cir. 1990) was a court case in Illinois, in which a social studies teacher Ray Webster sued the New Lenox School District 122 in New Lenox, Illinois, which he accused of violating his First Amendment right to free speech for stopping him from teaching "creation science" in class.

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Reference excerpt

Webster v. New Lenox School District, 917 F.2d 1004 (7th Cir. 1990) was a court case in Illinois, in which a social studies teacher Ray Webster sued the New Lenox School District 122 in New Lenox, Illinois, which he accused of violating his First Amendment right to free speech for stopping him from teaching "creation science" in class. The court found however that the school district had a right to restrict Webster to teaching the specified curriculum, and that in any case the teaching of "creation science" was illegal, having been ruled to violate the Establishment Clause in the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S. 578 (1987). The case hinged on the school district's "pedagogical interest in establishing the curriculum and legitimate concern with possible establishment clause violations". Webster appealed and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the District Court's original decision deciding "teaching creation science for any reason was a form of religious advocacy."

References

External links Text of Webster v. New Lenox School District, 917 F.2d 1004 (7th Cir. 1990) is available from: CourtListener Justia OpenJurist Google Scholar National Center for Science Education District Court opinion in Webster v. New Lenox School Dist., 88-C-2328 (N.D. Ill.)

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: Webster v. New Lenox School District is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1990 in United States case law, 1990 in education, 1990 in religion, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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