Charles J. Russo, J.D., Ed. D., is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, Ohio. Author or co-author of more than 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals, author/ editor or co-author of 51 books (most notably Reutter’s the Law of Public Education, Yearbook of Education Law, and Encyclopedias on K-12 and Higher Education Law, he has in excess of 900 publications.

• Foreword Michael D. Waggoner 1. Does the Free Exercise of Religion Have a Future in the Market Place of Public Education United States? Charles J. Russo 2. School Prayer Martha M. McCarthy 3. Religion and the Public School Curriculum Suzanne E. Eckes and Allison Fetter-Harrott 4. Distribution of Religious Materials in Public Schools Ralph D. Mawdsley 5. Religious Displays and Holiday Observances in Public Schools Kevin P. Brady 6. Wearing Religious Garb in the Public Schools Allan G. Osborne, Jr. 7. Clash of Values: Religious Autonomy and State Efforts to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination William E. Thro 8. The Constitution, Religious Education and the Future of Religious Freedom in Australian Schools Paul Babie and Ben Mylius 9. From "Common Christianity" to "Equal Concern and Respect": Working Out a New Understanding of Religion’s Place in Canada’s Schools Gregory M. Dickinson and Nora M. Findlay 10. Adapting to Religious Diversity: Legal Protection of Religious Preference in State-Funded Schools in England Neville Harris and Javier García Oliva 11.The Legal Status of Religion in Publicly Funded Schools in Ireland Dympna Glendenning 12. Freedom of Religion and Religious Practices in School: The Judicial Approach in Malaysia Fatt Hee Tie 13. Freedom of Conscience and the Right to Education in Russia – A Secular Country of Cultural and Religious Diversity Maria Smirnova 14. Education, Religion, and the Law in South Africa Marius Smit 15. Analysis and Recommendations Charles J. Russo

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