The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the establishment of the nation’s first religious charter school next week, a case that could have key implications for school choice across the country.
A huge majority of states have implemented some form of school choice in recent years, but only a little more than a dozen have adopted programs that make private school choice universally available to K-12 students.
What Authority Does the U.S. Supreme Court Have Over School Choice and LGBTQ Indoctrination?
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution enumerates the powers of the Federal
Government. A search of the enumerated powers reveals no mention of education. The Federal Government has zero authority over public education.
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Education
Parents’ Rights
Plank 84. School Choice: We support further empowering all Texas families to choose from public, private, charter, or homeschool options for their children’s education and funding which shall follow the student with no strings attached. We oppose regulations on homeschooling or the curriculum of private or religious schools and believe a constitutional amendment should be adopted accordingly. In lieu of funding, citizens may use property tax exemptions.
85. Parents’ Rights in Education: Parents are the primary educators and disciplinarians of their children, to which all other entities are inferior. The fundamental parental rights of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children in all aspects, but especially in all aspects of the Texas education system, shall be recognized, affirmed, and protected by changes to the Texas Constitution and Texas law, including codifying the protections currently existing in the Texas Family and Education Codes. No public service entity nor its agents, district personnel, community partners, guest speakers, or District Board of Trustees shall infringe upon these rights. We call for the development and dissemination of the Parent’s Right to Know and Consent booklet that contains pertinent state and federal law.
2024 Platform and Resolutions of the Republican Party of Texas
Amendment I says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.“
First Amendment Guarantees
- Freedom of Religion—Parents whose religious beliefs oppose teachings contrary to their respective faiths have rights. These include Christians, Jews, or Muslims. They have a constitutional right to protect their children from homosexual indoctrination.
- Freedom of Association—Governments can’t force children to associate with LGBTQ/homosexual persons.
- Freedom of Speech—Public school officials and employees lack the legal authority to deny parents this right. Parents have the right to publicly oppose objectionable school-mandated policies.
Public schools that force children to undergo LGBTQ/homosexual indoctrination violate these three freedoms.
Limited Federal Authority
As per Amendment X, the Constitution does not prohibit the states from exercising authority over public education. The text of the Tenth Amendment states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.“
Conclusion: All authority over public education rests with the states and the people.
John White
Rockwall, Texas
John N. White 