Brickbat: No Class

Switzerland's supreme court has ruled that parents do not have a right to homeschool their children. The ruling came in the case of a woman whose application to homeschool her son was rejected by officials in Basel. The court said the country's cantons (which are similar to U.S. states) have the authority to regulate or even ban homeschooling. Some cantons require only that parents notify them if they are homeschooling, but others set more stringent requirements.

Comments

[Tom Bombadil]

"The court said the country's cantons (which are similar to U.S. states) have the authority to regulate or even ban homeschooling. Some cantons require only that parents notify them if they are homeschooling, but others set more stringent requirements."

So Reason had to post a picture of a Cantonese kid.

[Robert Beckman]

Yeah, but is it more obnoxious to the Swiss, or (parts of) China?

[Earth Skeptic]

What, you want Heidi in lederhosen?

[MatthewSlyfield]

Well, that would be more topical to the story.

[Hit and Run]

Tell me more...

[BearOdinson]

The Chinaman is not the issue!

Come on, he posted that hours ago and NO ONE used this yet? Do none of you hooligans know anything about pop culture??

[Fist of Etiquette]

...the supreme court rejected the mother’s appeal and ruled that the right to private life does not confer any right to private home education. It added that no international treaty grants such a right.

It's not a good sign when your high court talks about international treaties "granting" rights.

[Cyto]

Yeah... starting from a base of getting everything completely backwards, it is going to be hard to wind up in the right place.

[Conchfritters]

The court said the country's cantons (which are similar to U.S. states) have the authority to regulate or even ban homeschooling.

Federalism!!

[Longtobefree]

Never vote for a democrat (in the USA).
Like the Swiss, they believe the government exists to grant rights, not to protect them. And they definitely agree that the individual has no rights whatsoever.

Welcome to the revolution.

[tikban]

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[Conchfritters]

I’ll bet you would you sick bastard.

[Finrod]

It takes a Supreme Court to raise a child, apparently.