Legal Opinion
Witters v. Commission for the Blind
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1989No. 49673-1PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*365Andersen, J.
Facts of Case
In this case we consider for the second time whether error was committed when a visually handicapped student was denied state financial assistance to enable him to attend a private bible college with the goal of becoming a pastor, missionary or church youth director. We hold that when a person "is getting a religious education" (italics ours), to use the words of his attorney, that person comes squarely within the express prohibition contained in the Constitution of the State of Washington that " [n]o public money . . . shall be appropriated for or applied to any…
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