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(1) The reason Jefferson choose the expression separation of church and state was because he was addressing a Baptist congregation; a denomination of which he was not a member. Jefferson wanted to remove all fears that the state would make dictates to the church.
The ACLU then started using the courts to change school policy. In 1948 the Supreme court used the Separation of Church and State argument to outlaw a time for school prayer. In 1962 the Supreme Court again declared that prayer in school was unconstitutional. In 1963 the Warren Court stopped schools from allowing Bible reading in classes.