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Board of Education v. Allen 392 U.S. 236

Board of Education v. Allen 392 U.S. 236

392 U.S. 236 | 1968-06-10

Board of Education v. Allen

392 U.S. 236

Board of Education v. Allen (No. 660)

Argued: April 22, 1968
Decided: June 10, 1968

Syllabus

New York's Education Law requires local public school authorities to lend textbooks free of charge to all students in grades seven to 12, including those in private schools. Appellant school boards sought a declaration that the statutory requirement was invalid as violative of the State and Federal Constitutions, an order barring appellee Commissioner of Education from removing appellants' members from office for failing to comply with it, and an order preventing the use of state funds for the purchase of...