[kittymyrib]

Perhaps if there was a single word about schooling being a duty of the state in the Constitution these judges would have a leg to stand on in denying liberty to these families. There is NO such Constitutional mandate for the public schooling of American children. Many of our most productive citizens in the past, such as Thomas Edison, were home schooled.

[PubliusMM]

Bingo! The nail has been appropriately impacted on the proper surface by the hardened steel striking device.

There is NO constitutional mandate authorizing the Federal government to be involved in the education of our children. Same applies to the State constitutions with which I’m familiar, but that is not an exhaustive list.

Contrary to the views of the DemLibs, particularly the Hildebeast...it takes parents to raise (and educate) a child.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Perhaps if there was a single word about schooling being a duty of the state in the Constitution these judges would have a leg to stand on in denying liberty to these families. There is NO such Constitutional mandate for the public schooling of American children."

You're mixing apples and oranges. There is no requirenment (nor allowance for) any educational role for the FEDERAL government.

State and local governments are a whole different ball of wax--either of them can set any requirements for education that they wish, provided that the voters support such. Thus far, most voters at those two levels have largely either supported or allowed home schooling.

But make no mistake about it--individual states "do" have the power to set up any educational policy that they wish, with VERY few restrictions.

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There is NO such Constitutional mandate for the public schooling of American children.

I agree with you, but the opposition - and this is stated in several 'school law' texts - believes there is no fundamental right to home school or that there is no right for a parent to withhold his or her child from public school. It's scary, but this is how many school administrators and their counterparts in the courts, approach the situation.

[Kevmo]

Another example of how this week was a bellweather week for the loss of democracy & freedom in our republic.