James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780226627113
- eISBN:
- 9780226627397
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226627397.003.0008
- Subject:
- Education, Philosophy and Theory of Education
Views about what law should govern homeschooling span the range from absolute prohibition to absolute parental empowerment. We explained in Chapter Four why neither extreme empirical view is ...
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Views about what law should govern homeschooling span the range from absolute prohibition to absolute parental empowerment. We explained in Chapter Four why neither extreme empirical view is plausible. In Chapter Seven we reason toward a conclusion about what legal regime is most appropriate. We suggest, as a starting point for normative analysis of homeschooling, that a child has a right against the state’s forcing him or her to leave home. We then explore to what extent the state must protect childrens' interests while safeguarding their rights.Less
Views about what law should govern homeschooling span the range from absolute prohibition to absolute parental empowerment. We explained in Chapter Four why neither extreme empirical view is plausible. In Chapter Seven we reason toward a conclusion about what legal regime is most appropriate. We suggest, as a starting point for normative analysis of homeschooling, that a child has a right against the state’s forcing him or her to leave home. We then explore to what extent the state must protect childrens' interests while safeguarding their rights.
