Compulsory attendance
...ulsory Education Act caused parents to withdrawal their children from its schools in fear of being charged with a misdemeanor. In addition, Hill Military Academy felt this act was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. In 1908, Hill Military Academy was organized to provide students with academic training and military training. But, the Compulsory Education Act of 1922 placed of burden upon the school. The law officers of the state and county stated they would start enforcing the Compulsory Act. As a result, parents withdrew their children from the school and refused to sign long term contracts. Hill Military Academy feared they would have to close their doors if this continued. In response, the court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed the schools “against deprivation of their property without due process of law” (268 U.S. 510, 1925). Also, the court felt it was the right of the parents and guardians to “decide how and what they wanted their children to learn and be exposed to” (http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pierce.html). Parents may select teachers and places where their children will be educated “as part of their liberty” (268 U.S. 510, 1925). The court ruled that these schools “were not unfit or harmful to the public, and that enforcement of the challenged statue would unlawfully deprive them of patronage and thereby destroy appalls’ business and property” (268 U.S. 510, 1925). However, the government can control the attendance of school aged children, but they can not control what type of schooling is appropriate for children (http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/pierce.html). However, the court does reveal a bias in favor of parents to have access to pluralistic educational systems by not allowing the state to have a monopoly over education. For example, the courts ruled in the Society of Sisters and Hill Military Academy that is was the right of the parent or guardian to choose what type of education is best for their children. On June 1, 1925 McReynolds wrote the opinion for the courts and it stated: “A state la...