Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994) – Part One | Blue Cereal Education

Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994) – Part One | Blue Cereal Education
Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994) – Part One




I’m discovering as I continue to draft a follow-up to “Have To” History: Landmark Supreme Court Cases that it’s more and more difficult to keep things succinct as subject matter nears the 21st century. There’s so much relevant context for each case and potential applications are far more immediate… it’s difficult at times to know what’s essential and what’s not. 

I’m sharing a few rough drafts along the way partly in hopes a few of you, my Eleven Faithful Followers, might find them interesting, and partly because nothing highlights the problems in a text like posting it live for all the world to see. Some version of this material will likely be in the upcoming book. Chances are good, however, that the final results will be considerably more succinct – which is both necessary and a tiny bit sad. 

Getting Hasidic With It

Three Big Things:

1. In an effort to accommodate a particularly insular community of Hasidic Jews (the Satmars), the State of New York created a neighborhood and later a publicly funded neighborhood school tailored to their precise boundaries. Most children attended CONTINUE READING: Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet (1994) – Part One | Blue Cereal Education