Legal Opinion
Board of Education of Central School District No. 1 v. Allen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1966PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHerlihy, J.
This is an appeal from an order and judgment which declared chapter 320 of the Laws of 1965 in violation of the Constitutions of the State of New York and of the United States.
Section 701 of the Education Law provides for the purchase of textbooks with public moneys for loan to students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in public or private schools. The constitutional question involves the issue of using such funds for the purchase of books to be loaned to students in schools under the control or direction of a religious denomination.
The plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the said law…
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