The battle lines have long since been drawn. Collectivists on one side, those who cherish individualism and individual rights on the other. This article is a perfect example of the other side’s POV. Your obligation is not to your children, it is to the collective, in their view. Currently their view is in ascendance. I fear for the Republic.
But, just as with Obamacare, the liberal elite and theirs deserve exemption from mandatory government education and controls because they are already true believers and pure of both heart and intent.