Bangor Baptist Church v. State of Me., Dept. of Educ.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

CYR, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of various Maine statutes and regulations governing compulsory education and the approval of private schools. The counterclaim against the ten church schools and their pastors or administrators demands a judicial declaration that their failure or refusal to provide defendants with school approval information violates Maine law, and permanent injunctive relief requiring plaintiffs to provide the information “as a condition to continued operation of their respective schools with compulsory…