First Amendment: Religion and Education

You have a standard practice of displaying all student work in your classroom.  Recently, you assigned students to write any essay and submit a pictorial depiction on the person they considered to be their hero. One of your students submitted an essay on Jesus and a drawing of the Last Supper.
In a 500-750-essay, discuss any legal issues regarding the grading of your student’s essay and whether you could display the student’s work. How does the First Amendment apply to this situation?
Include at least five references in your essay. At least three of the five references should cite U.S. Supreme Court cases.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The amendment had two provisions that were relating to religion. The first provision involved the establishment clause, which prohibited the government from establishing any religion or having state-sponsored churches similar to the Church of England (Magaldi-Dopman & Park-Taylor, 2014). Under the Act, the government can only support religion in situations where the main purpose of the assistance is secular, the assistance should not promote or inhibit the exercise of faith, and there should be no excess entanglement between the state and the church.
The second provision was about the Free Exercise Clause that sought to protect the rights of practicing religion for the citizens provided the religious practice does not infringe on the public morals or have a compelling government interest. According to…