Legal Opinion
In re Currence
New York City Family Court
Decided May 17, 1963PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph A. Doran, J.
This is a neglect proceeding in respect to a 9-year-old boy for failure or refusal of his mother to send him to school on one day a week during the term commencing in September, 1962 (see Family Ct. Act, §§ 312, 331).
The child had been attending Public School No. 44, Brooklyn, from September, 1962 until February 18, 1963, when he was transferred to a denominational school (Helion Hall) conducted under the auspices of a religious sect known as the Ancient Divine Order of Melchisadech. This school and curriculum, so far as appears, have no.t been licensed or approved by the public authorities…
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- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- People v. . PiersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Rice v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
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