Legal Opinion
Mary May v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1986No. 85-2234PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Harper Elementary School (kindergarten through fifth grade) is a public school in southern Indiana with about 350 students and 30 teachers (including teachers’ aides). Early in 1981 Mary May and two other teachers — all three evangelical Christians— began meeting every Tuesday morning at the school to pray, sing hymns, and discuss the Bible. Four or five other teachers later joined the group. The meetings were held between 7:25 and 7:45 a.m., before the school day began and before the teachers were required to report to their duty stations. Students were not allowed in…
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