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Wallace Vs Jaffree Case Study

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The decision made by the case, Wallace Vs. Jaffree, ended silent prayer and other religious activities in public schools. Jaffree, whose family is agnostic, had three children who attended a public school is Mobile, Alabama, where one minute a day is set aside for prayer. Jaffree’s youngest child was being bullied by the other children for not saying the prayers with the other students and teacher. In 1982, Jaffree took the actions to court, claiming it defied the first amendment of the Constitution. The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” His children were forced to either be ridiculed and ostracized by the other children or to break their