Cross Purposes: Pierce V. Society of Sisters and the Struggle Over Compulsory Public Education Contributor(s): Abrams, Paula (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472117009 ISBN-13: 9780472117000 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Law | Legal History - Law | Jury |
Dewey: 344.730 |
LCCN: 2009024929 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Home Schooling |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters. ---Richard W. Garnett, Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Notre Dame Law School A well-written, well-researched blend of law, politics, and history. In 1922, the people of Oregon passed legislation requiring all children to attend public schools. For the nativists and progressives who had campaigned for the Oregon School Bill, it marked the first victory in a national campaign to homogenize education---and ultimately the populace. Private schools, both secular and religious, vowed to challenge the law. The Catholic Church, the largest provider of private education in the country and the primary target of the Ku Klux Klan campaign, stepped forward to lead the fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925), the court declared the Oregon School Bill unconstitutional and ruled that parents have the right to determine how their children should be educated. Since then, Pierce has provided a precedent in many cases pitting parents against the state. Paula Abrams is Professor of Constitutional Law at Lewis & Clark Law School. |