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To: magisterium

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, just cut to the chase by scrolling down to the last page of the "decision." It says it all. Yikes!


2 posted on 11/07/2005 8:28:32 AM PST by magisterium
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To: magisterium
I think the last paragraph deserves to be posted:

In summary, we hold that there is no free-standing fundamental right of parents “to control the upbringing of their children by introducing them to matters of and relating to sex in accordance with their personal and religious values and beliefs” and that the asserted right is not encompassed by any other fundamental right. In doing so, we do not quarrel with the parents’ right to inform and advise their children about the subject of sex as they see fit. We conclude only that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on that subject to their students in any forum or manner they select. We further hold that a psychological survey is a reasonable state action pursuant to legitimate educational as well as health and welfare interests of the state. Accordingly, the parent-appellants have failed to state a federal claim upon which relief may be granted. The decision of the district court is affirmed.

Not being trained in the legal profession, and not having read the decision in its entirety, I'm sure I must be ignoring a great deal of tightly-reasoned, carefully argued, objective legal deliberation gobbledegook, when I simply state: "Yikes, indeed."

3 posted on 11/07/2005 8:55:30 AM PST by neocon (Be not afraid!)
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