LAWRENCE v. S.C. STATE BD. OF EDUCATION

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306 S.C. 368 (1991)

412 S.E.2d 394

Timothy LAWRENCE, Richard Kaiser, Deborah Kaiser and Maureen Deaton as representatives of the class of persons who are members of the Home School Legal Defense Association, Appellants v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Farris and Dewitt T. Black, of Home School Legal Defense Ass'n of Paeonian Springs, Va., for appellants.

Chief Deputy Attorney General Joseph D. Shine and Assistant Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.


Heard Oct. 31, 1991.

Decided Dec. 9, 1991.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

Appellants commenced this action to enjoin enforcement of S.C. Code Ann. § 59-65-40(A)(1)(a)(1990) which regulates home schooling programs. The statute requires parents holding only a high school diploma to pass a basic skills examination known as the Education Entrance Examination (EEE) in order to be approved for home schooling. The trial judge found the EEE was properly validated...

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