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BRANDON v. BOARD OF ED. OF GUILDERLAND CENT. SCH.

No. 291, Docket 80-7382.

635 F.2d 971 (1980)

Jeanne BRANDON et al., Appellants, v. The BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Andersen, Chicago, Ill. (Robert P. Roche, Albany, N. Y., David M. Fleming, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Milwaukee, Wis., of counsel), for appellants.

C. Theodore Carlson, Tabner, Carlson, Daffner & Farrell, Albany, N. Y., for appellees.

Leo Pfeffer, New York City, as amicus curiae for the American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Jewish Labor Committee, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., Rabbinical Assembly, Rabbinical Council of America, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, United Synagogue of America, The National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council in behalf of the one hundred and eight Jewish Community Councils throughout the United States.

Before KAUFMAN, KEARSE and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

To many Americans, the state's noblest function is the education of our nation's youth. We entrust this responsibility largely to the public schools, and hope our children grow into responsible citizens by learning the enduring values of Western Civilization we all share-an appreciation of critical reasoning, a commitment to democratic institutions, and a dedication to principles of fairness...

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