Yoder Case

(Part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society Series)

by Shawn Francis Peters

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Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency. But what if a segment of society considers state education detrimental to its own values? In the late 1960s, one Wisconsin Amish community held that view and removed its children from public schools. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder and two other parents to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700612734

ISBN13:9780700612734

Release Date:October 2003

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

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