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Peer reviewedWendel, Josef; And Others – School Law Bulletin, 1986
Parental rights and state compulsory school attendance requirements are limited by constitutional constraints, as shown in three benchmark cases. The article also cites cases to show the impact of compulsory education laws on home schooling, which is increasing. The state retains the power to impose minimum curriculum requirements. Cites…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1985
Legal challenges to state compulsory attendance laws have emphasized four interrelated constitutional claims. Under provisions of the free exercise clause of the First Amendment, parents have challenged the state's authority to require public school attendance in lieu of home instruction and private, religious organizations have refused to comply…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textDevins, Neil; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1986
Neil Devins, in part 1 of this chapter, discusses state regulation of home instruction. A different perspective on this subject is presented by Perry A. Zirkel in part 2. Parents have claimed that state regulations deprive them of their right, protected by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, to direct their children's upbringing.…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Carrere, Thomas A. – 1983
The nationwide phenomenon of home instruction is meeting resistance from state compulsory school attendance laws, resulting in many court cases in recent years. Parents who choose to teach their children at home may do so on moral or religious grounds, or because they consider public schools too conservative or traditional. State compulsory…
Descriptors: Attendance, Civil Liberties, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation
Deckard, Steve – 1986
To assist parents, educators, and law-makers, this guide presents each state's Compulsory Education Law for Home Schooling situations. Compilation of facts and laws derives from materials collected from the chief state school officer or designated authority. Because many states are updating laws and requirements, the manual is intended as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compliance (Legal), Compulsory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Boose, Robert E. – 1984
Maine law allows parents to arrange with local school boards to have their children educated outside a public or private school, if the student will receive "equivalent instruction." If the proposed program of instruction is "equivalent" within the meaning of the law, it must be approved by local school officials. Parents are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
