JANE DOE, a minor by her Mother and Natural Guardian MARY DOE, Petitioners-Appellants, -against- THE DIOCESE OF HOLY TRINITY and ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY, Respondents-Respondents. Index No.: 2024-1234 BRIEF FOR PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT This appeal arises from the Supreme Court’s denial of Petitioners’ Article 78 petition challenging the manifestly arbitrary expulsion of Jane Doe, a 16-year-old honor student, from