New York violated the required separation of church and state when lawmakers created a special public school district for a community of Hasidic Jews, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

The creation of the Kiryas Joel school district for disabled children violates the Constitution's ban on government establishment of religion, the court said in a 6-3 ruling.

"It is clear that neutrality as among religions must be honored," he said, adding that the creation of the Kiryas Joel district "fails the test of neutrality" because it "singles out a particular religious sect for special treatment."