Cook v. Griffin’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “"While there is no question that parents clearly have the right to send their children to non-public schools (Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 , 45 S. Ct. 571 , 69 L. Ed. 1070 ), There is no corresponding right to equal aid or even to any aid at all in the absence of specific legislative authorization (Norwood v. Harrison, 413 U.S. 455 , 93 S. Ct. 2804 , 37 L.Ed.2d 723 ; San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 , 93 S.Ct. 1278 , 36 L.Ed.2d 16 ; Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 , 91 S.Ct. 2105 , 29 L.Ed.2d 745 ). All children, regardless of religious affiliation or economic status in life, have an equal opportunity to attend public schools. The fact that a child, or his parent on his behalf, elects to forego that opportunity deprives him of nothing by state action (Brusca v. Missouri, supra).” Id. at 637.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 51 Md. App. 312 - Thomas v. Allegany County Board of Education