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STATE v. THACKER

Nos. S-12-895, S-12-896.

834 N.W.2d 597 (2013)

286 Neb. 16

STATE of Nebraska, appellant, v. Eric C. THACKER, appellee. State of Nebraska, appellant, v. Gail L. Morgan-Thacker, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed May 31, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Johnson , Deputy Dawson County Attorney, for appellant.

Mark R. McKeone , of Mark R. McKeone, P.C., L.L.O., and Michael P. Farris and Peter K. Kamakawiwoole, Jr. , of Home School Legal Defense Association, for appellees.

HEAVICAN, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, STEPHAN, MILLERLERMAN, and CASSEL, JJ.

CONNOLLY, J.

SUMMARY

Eric C. Thacker and Gail L. Morgan-Thacker (collectively the Thackers) sought to homeschool their children but did not obtain state recognition of their homeschool until October 2011. They did not enroll their five children in any legally recognized school before then. In a joint trial, the county court convicted Eric and Gail individually of five misdemeanor counts — one for each child — for violating Nebraska's compulsory...

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