The painting had been on the wall of the Schuylerville school for 25 years. He based his decision upon a U. S. Supreme Court decision made last year which prohibited the placement of a creche on a village green in Pennsylvania. Lawyers for the couple who brought the lawsuit, Susan and Robert Joki, argued that the painting clearly depicted Christ, and that its placement in the school implied governmental approval of the Christian religion.
School authorities hope to hang it some place appropriate, like a church.