Campbell v. Manchester Board of School Directors

Plaintiff Orland Campbell appeals the decision of the Washington Superior Court denying his claim to the right of reimbursement under 16 V.S.A. § 822 for tuition expenses incurred in educating his son at St. Andrews Academy in Delaware. The superior court affirmed the decisions of the Vermont Board of Education (State Board) and the defendant, the Manchester Board of School Directors, that reimbursement is prohibited by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution because of St. Andrews’ sectarian character. We reverse.

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