Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education

A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Year: 1948 Court: U.S. Supreme Court
Holding: A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.
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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education is a Church & State case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948. The court held that a state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.