Religion in Public Schools: Conflict or Opportunity? A Human Relations Workshop for Public School Administrators and Professionals


 

Publication Date: January 1992

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Norman Olshansky

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Education; Community Relations; Tolerance

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

One of the primary battlegrounds on which the issue of church state separation is being fought is the public schools. This article describes a human relations workshop designed to sensitize schoolteachers and administrators to the needs of religious minorities. It has been used in several school systems in the South with positive results.