Certifying Parents

22 MAR 2008 from the Wall Street Journal | Read the full story»

In the annals of judicial imperialism, we have arrived at a strange new chapter. A California court ruled this month that parents cannot "home school" their children without government certification. No teaching credential, no teaching. Parents "do not have a constitutional right to home school their children," wrote California appellate Justice Walter Croskey.

Hat tip: Freakonomics

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