Legal Opinion
Ware v. Valley Stream High School District
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 1989PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In response to the alarming spread of AIDS, the Commissioner of Education has promulgated regulations requiring all primary and secondary school students in the State to receive extensive instruction about the disease. Plaintiffs, by this action, challenge the regulations as violative of their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religious beliefs. The Appellate Division affirmed Supreme Court’s summary dismissal of the complaint. While plaintiffs ultimately must meet a high threshold of proof to sustain their contentions, on this factual record we…
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