ZOBREST v. CATALINA FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DIST.

No. 89-16035.

963 F.2d 1190 (1992)

Larry ZOBREST; Sandra Zobrest, husband and wife; James Zobrest, a minor, by Larry and Sandra Zobrest, his parents, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CATALINA FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Bentley Ball, Ball, Skelly, Murren & Cornell, Harrisburg, Pa., Thomas J. Berning, Ariz. Center for Law in the Public Interest, Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John C. Richardson, DeConcini, McDonald, Brammer, Yetwin & Lacy, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before: TANG, FLETCHER, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The Zobrests appeal the district court's ruling that provision of a state-paid sign language interpreter to James Zobrest while he attends a sectarian high school would violate the Establishment Clause. The Zobrests also argue that denial of such assistance violates the Free Exercise Clause.

We affirm.

BACKGROUND

James Zobrest is a student at Salpointe Catholic High School. He is profoundly foundly...

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