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Examines issues raised by the application of the Equal Access Act (EAA) in an initiative presented by gays and straight students to the school board of the Salt Lake City School District in Utah. Background of the EAA; Impact of the EAA on a state's fundamental definition of its educational mission.

Describes how statutes affirming the role of academic freedom, freedom of conscience and student expression in public schools were adopted and implemented in Utah. Supreme Court's opinion between state curriculum practices and provisions of the First Amendment's free exercise clause; Creation of consensus regarding the appropriateness of educational policy; Areas of consensus in Utah.