Did you know that the NY gov once gave a lot of money to Catholic schools for taking attendance (required by law to makes sure the students were coming to school). That way the schools got money and the govt wasnt violating church and state…
Can you please provide more info on when this happened? Which governor? What time period? Because the state constitution is very explicit on what services can be provided to religious schools and money for “taking attendance” is not among them.
For reference, here is Article XI section 3 of the New York State Constitution:
To me, that seems to say the state can pay to inspect the buildings and provide transportation. Nothing about money for any other required task, including “taking attendance.”
The Wolf