Shane McGregor, 12, left, and Bruce, 17, work in the living room on their coursework while their mother and teacher, Deanna, reviews more curriculum for her children’s homeschooling. Ken Harper/Creative Commons
NewsFamily, Freedom, Politics – WorldWed Sep 18, 2019 – 5:57 pm EST
Switzerland’s supreme court rules parents have no right to homeschool their kids
Martin M. Barillas Follow Martin
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Switzerland’s top court ruled that parents do not have a right to homeschool their children.
On Monday, the Swiss Federal Court ruled against a mother from the city of Basel who in 2017 had applied for permission to school her 8-year-old son at home. School authorities rejected the application and a cantonal court threw out the mother’s appeal.
When she brought her case to the Federal Court, the mother held that the appeal court’s decision was tantamount to a ban on private instruction at home, thus violating a constitutional right to privacy and family life.