Appeals court backs NYC over keeping religious services out of public schools
Thursday, June 2nd 2011, 3:20 PM
The city can keep religious services out of its schools, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
In a case involving a Bronx school and an evangelical group, a Manhattan court lifted a ban that stopped the city from booting "worship services" out of public schools.
The judges would, however, allow religious groups to teach, pray and conduct other activities.
"It is reasonable for the Board (of Education) to fear ...allowing schools to be converted into churches," the court said in its decision.
"The Board's concern that it would be substantially subsidizing churches if it opened schools for religious worship services is reasonable."
The case stems from a battle between the Bronx Household of Faith's quest to use PS 15 in the University Heights section of
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