Yoder and homeschooling rights

[Vance R. Koven]

To the extent the court relies on the "cultural extinction" factor as
distinguishing Yoder, doesn't that undercut the argument that parents cannot
decide to home school for secular reasons? Or at the very least, doesn't it
undercut the contention that there is a strong distinction between
religious, philosophical and cultural motivations?

Vance

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Volokh, Eugene <VOLOKH at law.ucla.edu> wrote:

>        That is precisely what the parents in this case were arguing.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu
> > [mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Judith Baer
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 1:09 PM
> > To: 'Law & Religion issues for Law Academics'
> > Subject: RE: Yoder and homeschooling rights
> >
> >
> > "Yoder involved children whose parents' religion (Amish)
> > accepted education given outside of the home for grades one
> > through eight but mandated that children not continue their
> > education in a public or private school past the eighth
> > grade.  The Yoder court rejected the notion that parents have
> > a universal right to refuse to obey a state's compulsory
> > education law."
> >
> > What if you're homeschooling for religious reasons? Here in
> > Texas, a lot of parents do.
> >
> > Judy Baer
> > Texas A&M
> >
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Vance R. Koven
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