First Amendment And Religion And Compulsory Education

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According to the First Amendment and Religion, protects and individual the freedom of the press, to choose and practice their religion, freedom of speech, and freedom to assemble peacefully(Hall, D. 2015). However, the Compulsory Education laws state that "all children in the age group of six to sixteen are required by the state law to attend a public or accredited state school(Compulsory Education Law. 2017). Therefore, the right to freely exercise their religion and to teach their children about a chose religious is valid. For instance, the First Amendment state that "Congress shall not disrespect the establishment of a religion or hinder anyone from the right to exercise their religious. But the Supreme Court can intervene some religion

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