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NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY v. EAST LONGMEADOW

Civ. A. No. 83-0580-W.

666 F.Supp. 293 (1987)

NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

July 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard G. Gay, Law Office of Richard G. Gay, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., for plaintiffs.

Thomas Kenefick, III, Cooley, Shair, Alpert, Labovitz & Dambrov P.C., Springfield, Mass., Maria I. Lopez, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civ. Rights Div., Boston, Mass., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves a conflict between members of a small church and school officials of a small town. Yet it raises issues concerning the separation of church and state which are as old and enduring as our nation itself. The case also presents important questions concerning the relative rights and roles of parents and the state with regard to educating children.

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