Yes, that's true. They also have the right to ask that every child be required to learn Chinese, or roofing, in order to graduate.
My point, such as it is, is that any system where a government entity imposes a curriculum is going to have problems with competing ideological viewpoints. Eliminate the government as "provider" of education, and you eliminate the conflict, at least at that level.
Not necessarily.
If the local school board is approached by the citizens of a community petititioning them to teach ID along with evolution in science classrooms, it is in no way an imposition of a 'system of government.' The curriculum is coming from the will of the people. Eliminating the Department of Education (which I would love to have happen, since it is the source of most of the liberal agenda forced on our local schools) would not change the fundamental issue at stake here.
And, forgive me, but it is way different than having them teach Chinese or roofing. It is a fundamental right of the citizens of a community to have students taught both sides of this argument, rather than having one side forced down their throats as fact, when it is not.
Ah, I see you are starting to get into these. Let me warn you now they are very long, very tiring, and very frustrating.
Also kind of fun, though you never win