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MURPHY v. STATE OF ARK.

No. 87-1893.

852 F.2d 1039 (1988)

Dr. Doty MURPHY and Phyllis Murphy, husband and wife, Appellants, v. The STATE OF ARKANSAS, and Tommy Venters, Director, General Education Division, Arkansas Department of Education, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Barry Baker, Fayetteville, Ark., for appellants.

C.R. McNair, III, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before HEANEY and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellants challenge the decision of the district court upholding the constitutionality of the Arkansas Home School Act, Ark.Code Ann. §§ 6-15-501 — 6-15-507. We affirm the decision of the district court.

I. Facts

Doty and Phyllis Murphy are evangelical Christians who believe that "Christian Scriptures require parents to take personal responsibility for every aspect of their children's training and education...

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