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John I. Purtle, Justice, concurring. The appellant was found guilty of not sending his child to a “public, private, or parochial school.” The child was in fact being taught at home with materials from a correspondence school. The argument was that the appellant had the right to give his child a “religious education.” No member of this court is of the opinion that a parent does not have the right to give his child a religious education in the home. Nothing in the opinion even remotely suggests that parents are not free to educate their children in a religious manner. I think the opinion simply says that keeping a child out of any type of organized school is a violation of the statute requiring parents to send their children to a “public, private, or parochial school.”
Document Info
Docket Number: CR 83-162
Citation Numbers: 669 S.W.2d 441, 282 Ark. 479
Judges: Adkisson, Hays, Hickman, Hollingsworth, Purtle
Filed Date: 5/21/1984
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 8/24/2023