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Lawsuit Challenges California Law Criminalizing Teaching Trade Skills
The Institute for Justice ^ | Feb. 2018 | Keith Diggs

Posted on 02/12/2018 1:26:13 PM PST by Pining_4_TX

Earlier this year, Bob Smith, owner of the Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School, opened his mailbox to find a notice from the state of California threatening to shut him down. The notice said that Bob was violating state law by admitting students to his horseshoeing school who hadn’t first graduated from high school or passed an equivalent government-approved exam.

A few months later, Esteban Narez, a ranch hand working odd jobs, applied to attend PCHS’s eight-week course. He’d heard from other PCHS graduates that shoeing horses was a great way to turn his love of working with horses into a stable profession that would help him better support himself and his family.

But because Esteban hasn’t graduated from high school, Bob was forced to deny his application.

For students with limited education, trade schools like Bob’s are often the best opportunity to learn a skill and join a trade that empowers them to earn an honest living. By denying students’ right to a quality education in a profession of their choice, California’s prerequisite education law hurts the very students it was intended to help.

(Excerpt) Read more at ij.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: business; employment; government
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To: Pining_4_TX

I went to Bob’s school. Good guy, quality product, conservative minded. I believe many of you here would enjoy Bob. Here’s an article on the topic from the American Farrier’s Journal with a short video with Bob commenting on the topic:

https://www.americanfarriers.com/blogs/1-from-the-desk-of-afj/post/9566-california-farrier-school-aims-to-remove-biggest-obstacle-to-students-success


21 posted on 02/12/2018 4:18:43 PM PST by rey
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To: Pining_4_TX

“shoeing horses was a great way to turn his love of working with horses into a stable profession”

He didn’t pony up for a GED apparently.

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22 posted on 02/12/2018 4:23:00 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

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Everything about “education” in California is a rattlesnake standing on its head.
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23 posted on 02/12/2018 4:27:26 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: rey

Thanks for the link!


24 posted on 02/12/2018 9:49:31 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Lurker

*groan* Good one.


25 posted on 02/12/2018 9:49:59 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: rey

He should contact the Institute for Justice. They take cases like this.


26 posted on 02/12/2018 9:51:31 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: HiTech RedNeck; clamper1797

You guys are on a roll! :-)


27 posted on 02/12/2018 9:52:18 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Nifster

You have a point.


28 posted on 02/12/2018 9:52:47 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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