Peter Duro v. District Attorney, Second Judicial District of North Carolina, North Carolina School Boards Association, Amicus Curiae

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Peter Duro (Duro) initiated this action against the District Attorney of the Second Judicial District of North Carolina (D.A.) alleging that his religious beliefs were infringed by the North Carolina compulsory school attendance law, N.C.G.S. § 115C-378. The district court entered summary judgment for Duro, from which the D.A. appeals. We find that North Carolina has demonstrated an interest in compulsory ed*97ucation which is of sufficient magnitude to override the religious interest claimed by Duro. Therefore, we reverse.

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Duro, his wife and six children, five of whom…