BOB ABERNETHY: A new church-state decision from the Supreme Court this week. The justices ruled that an upstate New York public school that allows non-religious clubs to meet on its premises after school must also provide access to a children's bible club. The 6-3 decision said allowing the Good News club to meet was not an unconstitutional establishment of religion. The Good News club in Milford, New York, is one of 4,600 evangelical Christian Good News clubs nationwide, more than 500 of which meet on school property. Kim Lawton has more on the implications of the court's ruling.

KIM LAWTON: As students wrap up for summer recess, school districts across the nation are assessing how the High Court's decision may affect their policies on religious activities.

Many experts say this ruling was in line with other recent decisions in which the Justices upheld the idea of strict neutrality toward religion.

THOMAS MARCELLE (attorney, Good News): They said, you can't discriminate against religious children and religious clubs.

LAWTON: Writing for the majority, Justice Clarence Thomas said the danger that students may think the club was being endorsed by the school was no greater than, quote, "the danger that they would perceive a hostility toward the religious viewpoint if the club were excluded."

Lawyers who favor accommodation of religion in public schools say this decision will give even more justification for religious activities on school property.