Lewis v. Graves

The board of education of the city of White Plains has adopted á regulation or practice of excusing pupils in its public schools, upon the written request of their parents, for thirty minutes in the afternoon of one day a week, for the purpose of attendance at centers of religious instruction provided by the churches of the various faiths and denominations in said city.

The arrangement is a voluntary one, initiated by the request of the parents which indicates the particular church where the parent desires his child to receive such instruction, and the churches of all faiths and denominations,…