In previous eras the special education students took classes at the private yeshivas but had separate tax-supported teachers.
[4] Governor of New York State Mario Cuomo rationalized that it would be unlikely that someone would sue to block the creation of a special education school district for a small number of children.
Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet decided by the Supreme Court in 1994, ruled against the existing law.
[4] The school district remained in operation as the state government worked on finding another way to authorize its existence.
[4] Grumet later co-wrote The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel: The Rise of a Village Theocracy and the Battle to Defend the Separation of Church and State, which has information about the legal dispute.