Legal Opinion

Moss v. Spartanburg County School District No. 7

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided April 5, 2011No. C.A. 7:09-1586-HMHPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

HENRY M. HERLONG, JR., Senior District Judge.

In this declaratory judgment action, Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of a public school’s policy of conferring academic credit to high school students for off-campus religious instruction. Plaintiffs contend that such a policy, as adopted and implemented by Spartanburg County School District No. 7 (the “School District”), is repugnant to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In addition to declaratory relief, Plaintiffs seek nominal damages and attorney fees. This matter is presently before the court on the…

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