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Quotation from Pierce v. Society of Sisters by Supreme Court of the United States
“No question is raised concerning the power of the state reasonably to regulate all schools, to inspect, supervise and examine them, their teachers and pupils; to require that all children of proper age attend some school, that teachers shall be of good moral character and patriotic disposition, that certain studies plainly essential to good citizenship must be taught, and that nothing be taught which is manifestly inimical to the public welfare.”
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Opinion of the Court (Justice McReynolds) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice McReynolds sets out the powers over education that the state retains before stating the limit the act exceeded.
Citation: "No question is raised concerning the power of the state reasonably to regulate all schools, to inspect, supervise and examine them, their teachers and pupils; to require that all children of proper age attend some school, that teachers shall be of good moral character and patriotic disposition, that certain studies plainly essential to good citizenship must be taught, and that nothing be taught which is manifestly inimical to the public welfare." — Supreme Court of the United States, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Opinion of the Court (Justice McReynolds) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id pierce-v-society-of-sisters-q1)
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