Which issue has often been at the center of modern church-state debates in public schools?
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Correct answer: Government-sponsored prayer or worship
Public school prayer and religious exercises have raised questions under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. Courts have often distinguished private religious expression from government-sponsored religious activity.
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