Legal Opinion
Pustell v. Lynn Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 25, 1994No. 93-1794PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Stephen and Lois Pustell brought this action challenging the constitutionality of a Lynn School Committee requirement that conditions the approval of a homeschooling plan on consent to home visits by the superintendent or his representative. The district court upheld the constitutionality of the requirement, and the Pustells now appeal. Our review of the record and the caselaw persuades us that the district court should have abstained until issues of state law were resolved. We therefore vacate its judgment, and remand for proceedings in accordance with this…
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