Legal Opinion
Bagley v. Raymond School Department
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 23, 1999PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, J.
[¶ 1] We are called upon in this case to determine whether Maine’s education tuition program, which explicitly excludes religious schools from receipt of state funds, violates any section of the United States or Maine Constitution. Because we conclude that it does not, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Mills, J.).
I. BACKGROUND
[¶2] The material facts are undisputed. Maine requires all school districts to provide education to its residents from kindergarten through twelfth grade. See 20-A M.R.S.A. § 1001(8) (1993 & Supp.1998). Those districts that do not have…
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