White Plains, New York, May 21, 1999 Plaintiffs all allege that they are adherents of Roman Catholicism, "whose sincerely held religious beliefs have been violated" by the acts alleged in the Complaint, with further violations imminently threatened. Plaintiffs allege that they became aware of exposure of their children by the Defendants to, "objectionable activities on school premises, either without parental consent or under circumstances which render parental consent ineffective to protect Plaintiffs’ children." (Complaint at 7). The Complaint pleads five separate claims or so-called "causes of action." Pleading facts common to all of the claims, Plaintiffs allege that a totality of "methodologies, exercises, materials and presentations" have been used, implemented and promoted by the School District, which violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, or alternatively violate The Establishment Clause thereof. Particularly, Defendants re accused of having developed the so-called "Bedford Program" which allegedly involves, "the promotion of Satanism and occultism, pagan religions and a New Age Spirituality."

Charles L. Brieant, U.S.D.J. ordered that Plaintiffs are entitled to the entry of a final injunction which would:

(1) prevent school Sponsorship of worship of the Earth or continued presentation of a liturgy addressed to the Earth as if it were the Creator, or divine, including prayers of any kind to the Earth, whether or Not derived from the culture of the American Indians, or as set forth in Plaintiffs’ Exhibit 62;

(2) remove the Worry Dolls from the school system and refrain from sponsoring charms or suggesting that tangibles have supernatural powers;

(3) prohibit any direction to a student to make a likeness or a graven image of a god or religious symbol; and

(4) direct the adoption of a published policy which will contain clear instructions to teachers and others to implement within the school system the Supreme Court standards set forth in the cases quoted earlier in this decision, in order that the school district shall remain neutral towards all religions, neither sponsoring nor disparaging any religious belief, and shall not coerce any student to participate in religion or its exercise or to violate any religious precept held by a child or his or her parents. The policy shall provide that persons teaching students, who are not regular members of the faculty, such as psychics, yogis and rockhounds, shall be informed of these limitations before being invited.