But the Court split on whether the government could reimburse parents for transporting their children to religious as well as public school, ruling 5-4 that such funding as permissible. In subsequent cases, the justices proposed and argued over various tests they might use to determine whether a challenged government policy or practice was constitutional. To date, they haven't found one on which they all agree. The majority again said no, in a 6-3 decision. More cases involving the many and varied school prayer arguments are sure to follow, as will the public debate involving the Establishment Clause, the freedoms of religion and speech, and how thick the wall of separation should be.
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