Legal Opinion
North Haledon Board of Education v. Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 11, 2004PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Poritz
In this consolidated action, appellants below1 challenged a decision of a Board of Review, duly constituted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:13-56, that authorized a referendum to determine whether the Borough of North Haledon should be allowed to withdraw from the Passaic County Manchester Regional High School District. The crux of their argument was that the Board failed properly to assess the impact of withdrawal on the racial makeup of the student body at the high school operated by the Regional District. The Appellate Division held that a nine percent decrease in the white student population was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Grutter v. BollingerSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Mayflower Securities Co. v. Bureau of SecuritiesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- George Harms Construction Co. v. New Jersey Turnpike AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Booker v. Board of Education of City of PlainfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. L.P.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2002
- Klawitter v. City of TrentonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2007
- Futterman v. Board of ReviewNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2011
- Borough of Seaside Park v. Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of EducationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2013
- In Re Authorization to Conduct ReferendumNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2009
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