STATE v. SCHMIDT

No. 86-263.

29 Ohio St. 3d 32 (1987)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. SCHMIDT ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Tobin, prosecuting attorney, and Melissa Byers, for appellee.

Michael P. Farris and Stephen P. Leiby, for appellants.


HERBERT R. BROWN, J.

The central issue raised is whether the requirement under R.C. 3321.04(A)(2),1 that parents must seek the approval of the school board superintendent for their home education program in order to obtain an excuse from the compulsory education laws, infringes upon the religious freedom of appellants.2

Appellants acknowledge, as they must, that the state has a compelling interest in...

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