As a compromise to the prayer in schools ban, many districts instituted "moments of silence." The 1985 Supreme Court case of Wallace v. Jaffree addressed this issue. What was the Court's ruling?
A) The establishment clause does not apply to public school policies.
B) Moments of silence are acceptable if students are encouraged to pray.
C) The policy in question was unconstitutional because it had a secular purpose.
D) The Court skirted the issue and left the matter to the discretion of each state's courts.
E) The Court denied to hear the case due to Wallace's lack of "standing."
C
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