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The Yoder Case: Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society) by Shawn Francis Peters Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-7006-1273-4 / 0700612734 ISBN-13: 978-0-7006-1273-4 / 9780700612734 Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency. But what if a segment of society considers state education detrimental to its own values? In the late 1960s, one Wisconsin Amish community held that view and removed its child |