* California Constitution - CONS
ARTICLE IX EDUCATION [SECTION 1 - SEC. 16]
( Article 9 adopted 1879. ) SEC. 8.
No public money shall ever be appropriated for the support of any sectarian or denominational school, or any school not under the exclusive control of the officers of the public schools; nor shall any sectarian or denominational doctrine be taught, or instruction thereon be permitted, directly or indirectly, in any of the common schools of this State.
(Sec. 8 adopted 1879.)