The case of Yoder v Wisconsin took place in 1972, and ruled that the parents of a

child have the right to remove the child from public schooling for personal religious

reasons. The problem that I have with the decision in this case is that the decision did not

take into consideration whether or not the children wanted to leave the public schooling

system and did not take into account the possible repercussions that this decision could

have on our society, such as the children not having the necessary skills to operate as a

contributing member of our society.

The case took place in Wisconsin in 1972 after three Amish children were

removed from the public school system after the completion of the eighth grade by their

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He also stated that by

denying the child additional knowledge the children would not be able to have access to

the diversity of the world in which we live today. He also argued that the decision should

not be entirely left up to the parents and that the decision should be made by the children,

educators, and the parents.

Kameron

AP Government

Wisconsin v Yoder

The decision in this case often leads to it being the basis for which individuals

educate their children outside of school in situation such as homeschooling.

My problem with this decision is that the children’s rights are being infringed on.

The children’s first amendment right of the pursuit of happiness is being denied to them;

my reasoning behind this is that the Supreme Court did not take into consideration

whether or not the children wanted to be removed from the school system in the first

place. The children may have wanted to continue their education but they were subjected

to the will of their parents

The Prince v. Massachusetts case contradicts this ruling as the decision that the

state is responsible for the well-being of the young people was made during that case.