Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 5, 1982No. [No. 100, September Term, 1981.]PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
The State of Maryland, by statute and implementing regulations, prohibits school officials from admitting pupils who have not been immunized from certain diseases, except pupils whose parents are members or adherents of a "recognized church or religious denomination” opposing immunization. The primary issue in this case is whether, in light of the exception, the immunization requirement violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Maryland Code (1978), § 7-402 (a) of the Education Article, requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to promulgate regulations regarding…
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