Nebraska high school student Bridget Mergens had requested permission to form a Christian club at her school with all the rights and privileges of access and under the same terms and conditions as other student groups, with the exception that it would not have a faculty sponsor. The Equal Access Act requires all schools that receive federal funds and that host a “ limited open forum” to provide equal access to all student groups, without regard to the groups’ focus or interest. Equal Access Act requires schools to provide equal access to all student groups The Court ruled 8-1 that the law did not violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause. Mergens (1990) upheld the constitutionality of the Equal Access Act of 1984, a federal law prohibiting school officials from discriminating against student clubs because of their religious or philosophical views. The Supreme Court in Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, used with permission from the Associated Press) The Supreme Court in upheld the constitutionality of the Equal Access Act of 1984, a federal law prohibiting school officials from discriminating against student clubs because of their religious or philosophical views. Official refused to approve the club and suggested the students meet at a church next door. Mergens Mayhew triggered the case for students at Omaha's Westside High when she tried to organize a Christian Bible study club. Bridget Mergens Mayhew leaves the Supreme Court in Washington with her attorney Douglas Veith following arguments on Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v.

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