Enfield Board Of Education Accepts Judge's Ruling On Graduation
The Enfield Board of Education agreed Thursday not to appeal a judge’s ruling that holding high school graduation ceremonies in a Bloomfield church violates the Constitution.
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The Enfield Board of Education agreed Thursday not to appeal a judge’s ruling that holding high school graduation ceremonies in a Bloomfield church violates the Constitution.
The Enfield Board of Education has been told it may not conduct its graduation ceremonies at First Cathedral in Bloomfield.
The Enfield Public Schools’ decision to hold high school graduation ceremonies at a Christian church is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion, a lawsuit filed in federal court charges.
Charlotte Dillon, a student at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, is winner of the $1,000 Ethel S. Sorokin prize in this year's ACLU/CFAR essay contest.
To limit the periods of stay of execution and to rush toward the irreversible penalty of death is inconsistent with the Constitution and with justice, the ACLU has told Connecticut legislators.
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