Challenge To Parochial School Closing Rejected On First Amendment Grounds

The Westchester County New York Journal News reported yesterday that a trial court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by parents and parishioners of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Scarsdale seeking to prevent the Archdiocese from closing the parish school. Justice Gerald Loehr held on Monday that the First Amendment protects the authority of the Church to decide where it will locate parochial schools.