Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York January 13, 2011 (Hussein v. State)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stein, J.

Plaintiffs—the parents of minor students in 11 different school districts outside the City of New York—commenced this declaratory judgment action in March 2009, alleging that their children are being deprived of the opportunity of a sound basic education, in violation of NY Constitution, article XI, § 1, because the school districts where the students attend school