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Committee advances constitutional amendment to enshrine parental right to direct children’s education amid debate
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee voted to forward a proposed constitutional amendment, HJR1, that would replace wording in Article IX allowing the Legislature to require children to attend public schools with language affirming parents' right to direct their children's education outside the public system.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Joint Resolution 1 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation after more than an hour of testimony and debate over whether the amendment changes existing compulsory-education protections.
Representative Dale Hawkins, sponsor of HJR1, said the amendment simply updates Article IX of the Idaho Constitution to reflect current law and U.S. Supreme Court precedent and to "recognize the natural right" of parents to direct their children’s education outside the public system. "We are just recognizing the natural right, we're not…
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