Everson+v+Board

1. //Arch R. Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing, et al.// 1947 2. Basic Issue: 3. In the state of New Jersey, a law allowed families to get reimbursed for students who go to school on public transportation, and a private Catholic school also qualified for this. The question was whether or not this was in violation of the Establishment Clause which is typically interpreted to include the fact that the government cannot accommodate one religion more than another. It was ruled that the law was **not** in violation of the constitution because the schools were not receiving any type of money- the reimbursement could go to any student of any school who needs to use public transportation to get to school. 4. Background: [|EVERSON v. BOARD OF EDUCATION]