ADF: Supreme Court lets NYC ‘unequal access’ policy at public schools stand

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
December 5, 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Supreme Court lets NYC ‘unequal access’ policy at public schools stand

High court declines to review decision that allows NYC schools to toss churches out of their weekend meeting places

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a more-than-16-year legal battle over a New York City “unequal access” policy. The policy discriminates against churches and other religious groups that desire to meet on weekends at public school facilities on the same terms as other groups.

The high court’s decision not to weigh in on the Alliance Defense Fund case means that the policy can stand and that the New York City Department of Education can keep religious services out of public school buildings on weekends even though numerous other community groups use school space for their meetings.

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http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4781

Case Name: Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York

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