Legal Opinion
Robert Moss v. Spartanburg County School District
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2012No. 11-1448PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
In 2007, South Carolina’s Spartanburg County School District Seven adopted a policy allowing public school students to receive two academic credits for off-campus religious instruction offered by private educators. The parents of two students at Spartanburg High School commenced this action against the School District, alleging that the policy impermissibly endorses religion and entangles church and State, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
The School District filed a motion for summary judgment, contending (1) that the plaintiffs…
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