In summary, we hold that there is no free-standing fundamental right of parents “to control the upbringing of their children by introducing them to matters of and relating to sex in accordance with their personal and religious values and beliefs” and that the asserted right is not encompassed by any other fundamental right. In doing so, we do not quarrel with the parents’ right to inform and advise their children about the subject of sex as they see fit. We conclude only that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on that subject to their students in any forum or manner they select. We further hold that a psychological survey is a reasonable state action pursuant to legitimate educational as well as health and welfare interests of the state. Accordingly, the parent-appellants have failed to state a federal claim upon which relief may be granted. The decision of the district court is affirmed.
Not being trained in the legal profession, and not having read the decision in its entirety, I'm sure I must be ignoring a great deal of tightly-reasoned, carefully argued, objective legal deliberation gobbledegook, when I simply state: "Yikes, indeed."
This sentence will be used in later cases to force homeschoolers back into the public brainwashing system once the exodus begins.
We cannot let them get away with it. Granted, I'm a bit of a pessimist when I look around at all the inertia out there. But, when will the tipping point be reached, and people finally say "Enough!!" and act as if they MEAN it? This is a *vital* issue. If this goes unchecked, ALL of our rights (such as still exist) are in jeopardy. Including our rights to rear our children in the Faith and maintain our own unhindered by atheist fifth-columnists in the judiciary and legislature, both state and federal.
I hope everyone on FR forwards this to everyone they know, on their own e-mail distribution lists. If we e-mail tree and phone tree this information to people we know, it won't be long before this mess is dragged into the light, like a Dracula, and run-through with a stake to the heart.