Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S 510 (1925)
Historical Setting In 1922, tensions were elevated in the United States, and a wave of anti-immigrant and pro-American views swept across the nation in the aftermath to World War I. States began to use the power of education to implement a shared American culture. Oregonians passed an amendment to the Compulsory Education Act of Oregon Law, Section 5259, which required all students between ages eight and sixteen to attend public school. Before this initiative, students were given an exception to the public school requirement to attend private school.
Case Summary The Society of the Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary private school and Hill Military Academy filed suit in Oregon District Court against the governor, state attorney general and the district attorney of Multnomah County. Claims were that the amendment to the Compulsory Education Act to exclude the right to private education violated both First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Society of the Sister primary argument was that the enactment denied parents the right to choose where their children would receive educational and religious training. Both Society of the Sister and Hill Academy petitioned that the Oregon initiative violated the Fourteenth Amendment protection …show more content…
Following World War II, the country experienced growth and prosperity. With this success, many of the African Americans that had ensured this freedom with service, wanted equal rights including education. In 1951, thirteen parents filed suit against the Topeka Board of Education to end segregation in Topeka public schools. The thirteen students were African American students that were being bused to segregated schools in Topeka, Kansas. The case was brought to the U.S. District Court of Kansas. The District Court sided with the Board of Education and an appeal was filed with the United States Supreme
Historical Setting In 1922, tensions were elevated in the United States, and a wave of anti-immigrant and pro-American views swept across the nation in the aftermath to World War I. States began to use the power of education to implement a shared American culture. Oregonians passed an amendment to the Compulsory Education Act of Oregon Law, Section 5259, which required all students between ages eight and sixteen to attend public school. Before this initiative, students were given an exception to the public school requirement to attend private school.
Case Summary The Society of the Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary private school and Hill Military Academy filed suit in Oregon District Court against the governor, state attorney general and the district attorney of Multnomah County. Claims were that the amendment to the Compulsory Education Act to exclude the right to private education violated both First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Society of the Sister primary argument was that the enactment denied parents the right to choose where their children would receive educational and religious training. Both Society of the Sister and Hill Academy petitioned that the Oregon initiative violated the Fourteenth Amendment protection …show more content…
Following World War II, the country experienced growth and prosperity. With this success, many of the African Americans that had ensured this freedom with service, wanted equal rights including education. In 1951, thirteen parents filed suit against the Topeka Board of Education to end segregation in Topeka public schools. The thirteen students were African American students that were being bused to segregated schools in Topeka, Kansas. The case was brought to the U.S. District Court of Kansas. The District Court sided with the Board of Education and an appeal was filed with the United States Supreme