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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Pierce v. Society of Sisters
Citation:
268 U.S. 510 (1925)Facts
In 1922, Oregon voters adopted the Compulsory Education Act through a ballot initiative, requiring all children between 8 and 16 years old to attend public schools, with few exceptions. The Society of Sisters operated Catholic schools, and Hill Military Academy operated a private military school in Oregon. Both institutions had long histories of providing quality education. The law, scheduled to take effect in 1926, would have effectively eliminated these private schools by criminalizing parents’ decisions to send children to non-public schools. The schools filed suit, arguing the law would destroy their businesses and property by eliminating their student population, and that it violated constitutional rights of parents, children, and the schools themselves.
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