Sills v. Bd. of Ed. of Hawthorne
Sills v. Bd. of Ed. of Hawthorne
200 A.2d 615; 42 N.J. 351; 1964 N.J. LEXIS 213
(Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)
Sills v. Bd. of Ed. of Hawthorne
Opinion
The judgment entered in the Chancery Division declared R.. S. 18:14-77 and R. S. 18:14-78 to be unconstitutional and enjoined the defendants from authorizing or practicing religious ceremonies in the public schools of Hawthorne. The judgment was patently sound under the principles expressed by the United States Supreme Court in Abington School Dist. v. Schempp, 374 U. S. 203, 83 S. Ct. 1560, 10 L. Ed. 2d 844 (1963), and it is accordingly:
Affirmed.
For affirmance — -Chief Justice Weinteaub, and Justices Jacobs, Pbancis, Peoctoe, Hall, Schettino and Hanemar — 7.
For reversal — None.
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