The fundamental human right of parents to educate their children is under attack. Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet recently published an article that proposes to ban homeschooling with a few exceptions. She argues that the ban is necessary to protect children from abusive parents and fulfill children's "rights" to education and autonomy, among other things.
In his new article, The Fundamental Right to Homeschool: A Historical Response to Professor Bartholet, Regent Law Center for Global Justice Director and Assistant Professor Ernie Walton explains that not only do Professor Bartholet's arguments directly contradict Supreme Court precedent, they also contradict the unambiguous historical record.
Beginning in England and continuing in the colonies and founding generation stands an unbroken chain of the practice and recognition of the fundamental right and duty of parents to educate their children at home, and the Enlightened Academy cannot so easily discard something that is so “deeply rooted” in our history and traditions.
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In his new article, The Fundamental Right to Homeschool: A Historical Response to Professor Bartholet, Regent Law Center for Global Justice Director and Assistant Professor Ernie Walton explains that not only do Professor Bartholet's arguments directly contradict Supreme Court precedent, they also contradict the unambiguous historical record.
Beginning in England and continuing in the colonies and founding generation stands an unbroken chain of the practice and recognition of the fundamental right and duty of parents to educate their children at home, and the Enlightened Academy cannot so easily discard something that is so “deeply rooted” in our history and traditions.
Download the paper here >>