Rogers v. Mulholland
STUDENT RIGHTS. (2009-ongoing)
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of seven Pawtucket parents and their children, charges that the Parks and Recreation Division has, for a number of years, given preferential treatment to parochial schools over public schools in granting permits for the use of city athletics fields. The lawsuit seeks a court order declaring unconstitutional both the preferential treatment to religious schools and the City’s lack of any objective standards for granting permits for use of the fields.
Cooperating Attorney: Sandra Lanni
Documents:
News Releases:
May 4, 2012 - Court Upholds Pawtucket’s Allocation of School Fields Against Constitutional Challenge
December 16, 2011 - ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Pawtucket's Favorable Treatment of Parochial Schools Goes to Trial
February 3, 2011 - ACLU Files Brief to Overturn Pawtucket's Favorable Treatment of Parochial Schools
October 14, 2009 - ACLU Sues Pawtucket Over Special Treatment Given to Parochial Schools
Providence, RI 02903