Opinion No. (1998)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE STEVE BALDWIN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a private nonprofit religious school deny admission to a student solely on the basis that the student's religious beliefs are inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the school? 2. May a city lease a public building to a private nonprofit religious school without requiring that the school be open to all religious beliefs of prospective students? 3. May a city refuse to lease a public building to a private nonprofit religious school solely on the basis that the school is not open to all religious beliefs of prospective students? CONCLUSIONS 1. A private nonprofit religious school may deny admission to a student solely on the basis that the student's religious beliefs are inconsistent with the religious beliefs of the school. 2. A city may lease a public building to a private nonprofit religious school without requiring that the school be open to all religious beliefs of prospective students. 3. A city may not refuse to lease a public building to a private nonprofit religious school…