Legal Opinion
Board of Education of Monroe-Woodbury Central School District v. Wieder
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1988PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
This appeal centers on a struggle between the Board of Education of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, and parents and handicapped children of Kiryas Joel, an incorporated village of Satmarer Hasidim located within the school district. No one disputes that State and Federal law require the Board of Education to make special services available to these handicapped children. The conflict arises over where the services are to be offered — whether in the public schools, or in the religiously affiliated private schools of Kiryas Joel, or elsewhere.
Despite past…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
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