The Pierce Decision.

U. S. Supreme Court

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ERIC Number: EJ605385

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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ISSN: ISSN-0026-914X

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The Pierce Decision.

U. S. Supreme Court

Momentum, v31 n2 p20-24 Apr 2000

Presents the U. S. Supreme Court decision in the 1925 case of Pierce, Governor of Oregon, et al. v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. v. Hill Military Academy. Decrees that the state law requiring parents to enroll students between the ages of 8 and 16 in a public school is unconstitutional. (VWC)

Descriptors: Attendance, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Responsibility, Laws, Parent Responsibility, Public Education, Public Schools, School Attendance Legislation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Oregon

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