The New York State Supreme Court again invalidated a special school district established for a suburban New York village whose residents are all Satmar Chasidim. The court twice before struck down laws drafted by the New York State legislature for the benefit of Kiryas Joel. Lawmakers have been attempting to preserve the community’s special school district so that students there can receive the same publicly financed remedial instruction services that students elsewhere are entitled to receive.
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